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VICTIM : Mehmet Çellik
INCIDENT : The release of a prisoner who completed his 30-year sentence has been postponed for the sixth time.
LOCATION : Yozgat, Turkey
SITUATION : He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992 by the State Security Court.
Case Summary
Mehmet Çellik, who is held in Yozgat Prison, has not been released despite completing the 30-year term of his sentence. His conditional release was once again rejected following an evaluation by the Prison Administration and Observation Board. Çellik, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992, first had his release postponed on 21 December 2023. This decision was followed by further postponements on 28 March 2024, 11 July 2024, 16 October 2024, and 11 April 2025. Most recently, on 13 February 2026, the Observation Board once again decided to postpone Çellik’s release. As a result, the prisoner—who has spent nearly three decades in prison—has now had his release postponed for the sixth time.
Source
Contact
Yozgat No.2 Type T Closed Penal Institution
Phone: 0 354 212 26 77
Mail: yozgat.2nttkcik@adalet.gov.tr
General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses
Phone: (0312) 507 04 00 – (0312) 507 04 01
Mail: cte@adalet.gov.tr
Ministry of Justice – Republic of Türkiye
Phone: +90 (0312) 417 77 70
Mail: info@adalet.gov.tr
