Hospitalized Prisoner Sise Bingöl Should Be Released
85-year-old ill prisoner Sise Bingöl, who has been held in the Tarsus Type T Women’s Closed Prison in Adana, has been taken to hospital....
Turkey’s top torture documentation expert Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı receives Hessian Peace Prize
Turkish human rights defender and forensic doctor Şebnem Korur Fincancı is awarded on Friday the Hessian Peace Prize, given each year to individuals who...
Man jailed over Gülen links dies as result of poor medical care in prison
Mehmet Özbir, 41, on Tuesday died of a cancer that developed when he was in pretrial detention over Gülen links and which caused his...
At least 58 suspicious deaths identified in Turkish prisons since July 15, 2016
At least 58 suspicious deaths have occurred in Turkish prisons since a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, said a report released on...
Health is most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish prisons, says NGO executive
Civil Society Association for Law Enforcement Systems (CISST) executive board member Berivan Korkut has said health is the most critical issue in overcrowded Turkish...
European court rejects jailed Kurdish leader torture claim
ANKARA, Turkey The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a complaint alleging that imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan had been subjected to...