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March 16, 2023

Turkey: Inmates in Kütahya province provided two hours of water

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Middle East Material conditions Facilities Turkey

The Parmakören T-type prison, a newly built prison complex, provides running water for only two hours a day. Families have expressed outrage, saying inmates are unable to shower, clean their cells, use the toilet or even wash their dishes. “Prison authorities need to find an immediate solution to t…

Source — Stockholm Center for Freedom

February 22, 2023

Turkey: Families call on ministry for conditional release of prisoners in provinces hit by earthquake

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Middle East Justice Material conditions Turkey

The families of prisoners held in the provinces of southeastern Turkey hit by a deadly February 6 earthquake have called on the Ministry of Justice for the conditional release of their family members, the Gazete Duvar news website reported. Haluk Çavuşoğlu, chairman of the Fair Life Association, fo…

Source — Stockholm Center for Freedom

January 24, 2023

Turkey: 520 children under the age of six in prison with their mothers

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Minors Middle East Turkey

According to main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu, thousands of women were unlawfully jailed in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016 due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been targeting followers…

Source — Stockholm Center for Freedom

January 11, 2023

Turkey: prisons in the country host 1,517 sick inmates

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Middle East Health Turkey

According to the İHD report, 39 of 76 inmates who died in prison in 2022 were critically ill. Speaking to DW, İHD Chairman Öztürk Türkdoğan said the number of ailing prisoners and the death toll could be much higher than the report indicated. Türkdoğan described the situation as a “structural probl…

Source — Stockholm Center for Freedom

January 10, 2022

Turkey: seen in the press / 2022

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Europe Middle East Turkey

Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Read more

June 10, 2021

Turkey: seen in the press / 2021

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Europe Middle East Turkey

Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Read more

December 14, 2020

Turquía: nueva resolución sobre Osman Kavala deja claro que debe ser excarcelado de inmediato

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Pre-trial detention Middle East Access to legal rights Justice Turkey

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December 4, 2020

Turquie : vingt ans après ma libération

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Women Middle East Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Turkey

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October 26, 2020

Turkey: 60 percent of jailed youth return to prison after being released

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Minors Europe Middle East Activities Rehabilitation Turkey

60 percent of the children that are jailed in Turkey return to prison again after being released, according to figures from the Youth Re-autonomy Foundation of Turkey (TÇYÖV). 300 children between the ages of 12-15 and 2,800 between the ages of 15-18 are currently imprisoned in child penal faciliti…

Source — Duvar English

September 18, 2020

Turquie: l’écrivain Ahmet Altan entame sa cinquième année en prison en Turquie

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Culture Europe Middle East Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Justice Turkey

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July 15, 2020

Turkey: les écrits de prison, un genre littéraire à part entière

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Culture Asia Europe Middle East Turkey

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May 19, 2020

Turkey: prisons, le pays développe "un modèle inhumain"

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Pre-trial detention Europe Middle East Justice Turkey

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May 5, 2020

Turkey: a life in isolation

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Europe Middle East LGBTI Access to legal rights Material conditions Facilities Turkey

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) prisoners represent a minority. Their protection is not ensured at all levels and their specific needs are neglected. Hilal Basak Demirbas works at the Society in the Penal System association. She regularly exchanges letters with LGBTI prison… Read more

February 7, 2020

Turkey: we are not likely to be freed from prison before the outside world becomes free

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Women Europe Middle East Activities Turkey

Arrested in Kandıra Type F Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ says that she has started playing a musical instrument in prison: “I make no claim in arts, my days in prison are turning into a lively and smooth life.”

Source — Bianet

January 15, 2020

Turkey: déportations de prisonniers, la pratique courante

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Europe Middle East Justice Turkey

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December 18, 2019

Turkey: prison population increases by 14 percent in one year

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Minors Europe Middle East Justice Turkey

According to the “Prison Statistics 2018” of the TurkStat, prison population of Turkey has increased by 14 percent in one year. As of December 31, 2018, there were 264 thousand 842 people behind bars, the Institute has informed.

Source — Bianet

November 19, 2019

Turkey: Zehra Dogan : "Je suis moins heureuse qu'en prison"

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Europe Middle East Turkey

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November 12, 2019

Turkey: radicalisation en prison, l'ONU en quête de solutions

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Europe Middle East Discipline Justice Mental health Rehabilitation Turkey

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October 10, 2019

Turkey: prison board not have authority to block letters on rights violations according the Constitutional Court

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Europe Middle East Turkey

Two inmates’ letters to parliamentarians on rights violations in the prison were not sent by the prison administration.

Source — Bianet

October 7, 2019

Turkey: Loup Bureau, une plume libre dans une prison

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Europe Middle East Turkey

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September 15, 2019

Turkey: l'écrivain turc Ahmet Altan, en prison depuis 2016, reverra-t-il le monde ?

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Europe Middle East Turkey

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September 6, 2019

Turkey: doble castigo para los presos LGTBI

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Europe Middle East Turkey

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September 4, 2019

Turkey: fourteen inmates died due to epidemic in İzmir prison

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Europe Middle East Turkey

MP Sertel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the claims that fourteen inmates died in eight months in an overcrowded prison for seriously ill people.

Source — Bianet

August 16, 2019

Turkey: wardens entered the prison ward, battered the inmates

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Europe Middle East Turkey

Adana Branch of Human Rights Association (İHD) has talked to inmates of Osmaniye Type T No 2 Prison and prepared a report based on their accounts. HDP MP Kurtulan has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the violation of rights in prison.

Source — Bianet