Sick Inmate Who Died in Prison: İbrahim Güngör
Profile VICTIM : İbrahim Güngör INCIDENT : A critically ill prisoner died in hospital after his health deteriorated in prison. LOCATION : İzmir, Turkey SITUATION : Sentenced to 8 years and 1 month in prison on alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement. Case Summary Ibrahim Güngör, a 72-year-old prisoner held in Menemen R-Type Prison, was […]
Rights Violations in Conditional Release and Probation Practices
Profile VICTIM : Prisoners at Karabük Penal Institution whose releases were arbitrarily postponed.INCIDENT : Systematic pressure, arbitrary disciplinary sanctions, and unlawful postponements of release are being reported in the prison.LOCATION : Karabük, TurkeySITUATION : The conditional release of 14 political prisoners was denied based on arbitrary and non-transparent criteria. Case Summary At Karabük Type T […]
Turkish Journalist Ufuk Şanlı Launches Hunger Strike Over ‘Unlawful’ Prosecution
Turkish journalist Ufuk Şanlı has launched a hunger strike to protest what he calls “unlawful practices” by prosecutors. Şanlı, who was arrested on 11 July on allegations of acting as an informant for exiled investigative journalist Cevheri Güven, said he would continue his protest until an indictment is prepared. The former Zaman reporter previously served […]
Baby Born in Hospital While Mother Held Under Custody
Merve Zayım, a teacher sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on charges the European Court of Human Rights has deemed unlawful in its Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye judgment, gave birth today after being taken from Edirne L-Type Prison to hospital under guard. Zayım, 8.5 months pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy, had been detained since July […]
FREE Merve Zayım!
Profile Victim: Merve ZayımProfile: Pregnant woman who gave birth while in prisonLocation: Edirne, TurkeyStatus: Under Pre-trial detention over alleged Gülen Movement links Case Summary Merve Zayım, a teacher and mother, has been detained in Edirne L-Type Prison while 8.5 months pregnant and was hospitalized on 18th August to give birth under custody. She was sentenced […]
Issue 267
Download PDF 28 July – 3 August 2025 Arbitrary Detention and Arrest Throughout the week, prosecutors ordered the detention of at least 97 people over alleged links to the Gülen movement. In October 2020, a UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) opinion said that widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to the […]
Rights Violations Behind Bars: Fatma Öztimur
Profile VICTIM : Fatma ÖZTİMURINCIDENT : A female prisoner is held in prison together with her two young children, one of whom is autistic.LOCATION : İstanbul, TurkeySITUATION : Sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison on charges of alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement. Case Summary Fatma Öztimur, held […]
Discriminatory Implementation of Probation and Parole for Political Prisoners
Download PDF This report examines the discriminatory implementation of probation and parole for political prisoners in Türkiye, exposing how individuals accused on political grounds—particularly members of the Kurdish political movement and the Gülen movement—are systematically denied equal access to early release mechanisms. Through analysis of domestic laws, international standards, case studies, and interviews, it documents […]
Criminalization of Family Ties: A Systematic Human Rights Violation in Türkiye
Download PDF This report documents a systematic human rights violation in Türkiye, where children and young women have been criminalized solely based on their family ties to individuals accused of links to the Gülen movement. Drawing on detailed case studies, including a 12-year-old girl subjected to surveillance and a 16-year-old charged with terrorism, the report […]
Rights Violations Behind Bars: Hatice Onaran
Profile VICTIM : Hatice ONARANINCIDENT : A 79% disabled prisoner suffering from colon cancer is still being held in prison.LOCATION : Kocaeli, TurkeySITUATION : Sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison on charges of “financing terrorism.” Case Summary Hatice Onaran, held in Gebze Women’s Closed Prison, continues to be […]