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Inflation is also high in prison canteens

Inflation is also high in prison canteens

The price of a five-liter bottle of water rose from 2.90 to 5.20 lira in a month. Prices of some products have doubled.

5 May 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Mother of prisoner who died after torture in İstanbul prison: They hid my child from me

Mother of prisoner who died after torture in İstanbul prison: They hid my child from me

A few days before his death, Ferhan Yılmaz had invited her for a free visit, says his mother.

Prisoners 'forced to kill themselves' in İstanbul transferred to other prisons

Prisoners 'forced to kill themselves' in İstanbul transferred to other prisons

A delegation from the Human Rights Association has visited Silivri Prison, where one prisoner was recently killed.

'Maltreatment, torture in Marmara Region's prisons doubled in a year'

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

'Maltreatment, torture in Marmara Region's prisons doubled in a year'

In 2020, the İHD found 4,805 rights violations in 450 applications, whereas it found 6,222 violations in 326 applications.

Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed

Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed

Having severe heart disease, Fatma Tokmak is kept in prison despite a report saying that she can't stay in prison, says her attorney.

27 January 2022 Evrim Kepenek

'We are finally alive': Poetry books by three prisoners

'We are finally alive': Poetry books by three prisoners

While the government's policies that cause deaths in prisons continue, prisoners continue to write, draw and produce as well, expressing that being confined does not prevent ideas.

17 January 2022 Ferid Demirel

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously

Shortly after she claimed to be systematically tortured and sexually assaulted, Garibe Gezer lost her life. The cause of her death was announced as "suicide."

Penal labor in Turkey: Prisoners build prisons

Penal labor in Turkey: Prisoners build prisons

A record number of 68 new prisons have been opened in Turkey this year, according to the Ministry of Justice.

29 December 2021 Münker Odabaşı

'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'

'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'

The prisoner is isolated and not provided with proper treatment, the İHD has stated.

27 December 2021

Forensic Medicine Institute decides another prisoner with cancer 'can stay in prison'

Forensic Medicine Institute decides another prisoner with cancer 'can stay in prison'

Yusuf Özmen was arrested in February 2018 despite having cancer. He cannot stay in prison according to medical reports from five different hospitals.

20 December 2021

‘At least 59 ill prisoners have lost their lives in Turkey since 2020’

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

‘At least 59 ill prisoners have lost their lives in Turkey since 2020’

According to the İHD, at least 59 ill prisoners, seven of whom shortly after the deferment of the execution of their sentences, have lost their lives in Turkey since early 2020.

14 December 2021

'Prisoners' right to conditional release violated'

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

'Prisoners' right to conditional release violated'

A prisoner says that the prison administration arbitrarily prevented his conditional release while releasing for others who had stood trial in the same case as him.

13 December 2021

Arbitrary book ban against imprisoned journalist Nedim Türfent

Arbitrary book ban against imprisoned journalist Nedim Türfent

The letter where Türfent wrote about the book ban was censored by the prison letter committee as well.

12 October 2021 Münker Odabaşı

Sexual assault and torture against woman prisoner in padded cell

Sexual assault and torture against woman prisoner in padded cell

Human Rights Association Co-Chair Eren Keskin has filed a criminal complaint against several correction officers and an infirmary doctor.

8 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Two prisoners were repotedly tortured by correction officers during a raid in their ward.

'Prisoner investigated for saying "friends" in Kurdish during phone call'

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

'Prisoner investigated for saying "friends" in Kurdish during phone call'

A HDP deputy has brought a report on rights violations in prisons to the parliamentary agenda.

28 September 2021

Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison

Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison

The children suffer physical and psychological violence as well as other rights violations, according to a report by the Diyarbakır Bar Association.

13 September 2021

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

The women prisoners have been requested to make a defense for "singing songs and anthems in an incomprehensible language."

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

The Media and Law Studies Association has interviewed 25 political prisoners in five different prisons.

Parliamentary question on 'sexually assaulted' LGBTI+ prisoner in Eskişehir

Parliamentary question on 'sexually assaulted' LGBTI+ prisoner in Eskişehir

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Züleyha Gülüm has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the reports on sexual assault against LGBTI+ prisoner Memiş Akbaş.

İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons

İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons

Prisoners and attorneys have stated several different types of rights violations, including maltreatment, violence and discrimination.

CİSST: Pandemic measures make the situation of imprisoned children even worse

CİSST: Pandemic measures make the situation of imprisoned children even worse

There are more than 1,500 children in Turkey's prisons and 1,066 of them were not released durign the pandemic despite not being convicted, notes the CİSST.

‘Turkey has a Justice Ministry full of scandals’

VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN PRISONS

‘Turkey has a Justice Ministry full of scandals’

Addressing the lawmakers at the General Assembly of the Parliament, HDP Kocaeli MP Gergerlioğlu has said that he cannot get an answer to his Parliamentary questions regarding the violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons.

14 December 2020

Guards raid hunger-striking women politicians' wards

Guards raid hunger-striking women politicians' wards

Women prisoners announced that they started a hunger strike in protest of the rights violations in prisons and the "isolation" of PKK leader Öcalan.

30 November 2020

‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’

‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’

The Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has released its annual report on Turkey’s prisons and their human rights conditions in 2019.

11 November 2020

TurkStat: Turkey's prison population exceeds 291,000

TurkStat: Turkey's prison population exceeds 291,000

While 163 people per 100,000 population were in prison in Turkey in 2010, it increased to 323 in 2018 and 351 in 2019.

2 November 2020

Coronavirus and prisons in the world and Turkey

Coronavirus and prisons in the world and Turkey

WHO recommends Covid-19 tests on convicts before their release to prevent the spread of the disease in the community. There is no information as to whether such simple measures are taken in Turkey.

1 September 2020 Mehmet Baltalı

HDP brings CPT report on Turkey's prisons into parliamentary agenda

HDP brings CPT report on Turkey's prisons into parliamentary agenda

The CPT last week released two reports on the prisons in the country.

'Covid-19 has become an additional punishment for prisoners'

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

'Covid-19 has become an additional punishment for prisoners'

"The exclusion of human rights defenders from release measures underscores the political nature of their imprisonment," an Amnesty International researcher has said.

CPT reports stress overcrowding, ill-treatment in Turkey's prisons

CPT reports stress overcrowding, ill-treatment in Turkey's prisons

Reports of the visits by CPT delegations' visits to Turkey in 2017 and 2019 have been released.

‘We cannot give you eau de cologne, it contains alcohol’

REPORT BY HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

‘We cannot give you eau de cologne, it contains alcohol’

From the Human Rights Association (İHD) report on prisons in Marmara region: “One prisoner was not given a tea cup because it has a handle and another prisoner was not given eau de cologne because it contains alcohol…’”

CİSST: Along with Covid-19, other outbreaks have also started in prisons

CİSST: Along with Covid-19, other outbreaks have also started in prisons

After prisoners' access to hygiene supplies has been restricted, scabies and diarrhea outbreaks are being observed in prisons, the CİSST association has stated.

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