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Türkiye: 20 young women strip-searched at Şakran prison, lawmaker says
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a human rights advocate and lawmaker, said he met with several incarcerated people during a visit to Şakran prison in Izmir province, where he learned that womenhad been forced to undergo degrading strip-searches upon arrival.
Source: Stockholm Center for Freedom (15/09/2025)