Legal Update | Indictment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and CHP Officials
Charges and allegations: On 11 November 2025 Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek announced a sweeping corruption indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and other Republican People’s Party (CHP) figures.[1] The 3,900+ page document names over 400 suspects and charges Imamoğlu with 143 separate criminal acts. Key allegations include establishing and leading a criminal organisation, […]
Government Crackdown on the main opposition party- CHP
A detailed chronology of events between late 2024 and 2025 documenting the crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition party and President Erdoğan’s top rival Table of Contents Download PDF Executive Summary Over the past year, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has launched an unprecedented crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Dozens […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rights Violations Behind Bars: Gülbahar Kıskaç
Profile VICTIM : Gülbahar KISKAÇINCIDENT : The severely ill prisoner is subjected to discrimination due to her ethnic origin.LOCATION : Sakarya, TurkeySITUATION : Details of the case status are unknown. Case Summary Gülbahar Kıskaç, a 60-year-old prisoner held in Sakarya No. 1 L-Type Prison, is subjected to discriminatory practices and ill-treatment […]
Rights Violations Behind Bars: Edirne L-type Prison
Profile VICTIM : Prisoners in Edirne L-Type Prison.INCIDENT : Inadequate living conditions in prison.LOCATION : Edirne, TurkeySITUATION : Toilet and sewage problems, water cuts reported. Case Summary Prisoners in Edirne L-Type Prison are struggling with sewage overflow and foul odors in their wards. A sewage system failure occurred in the prison, […]