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VICTIM : Fikri Tuğluk
INCIDENT : After being released as a sick prisoner, he was re-arrested despite a report stating he cannot stay in prison.
LOCATION : Diyarbakır, Turkey
SITUATION : Details of the offense are unknown; he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
Case Summary
Fikri Toğluk, a seriously ill prisoner who spent approximately 29 years in prison, was released from Diyarbakır High-Security Prison No. 1 on September 11, 2025, following a report stating that he could not remain in prison due to his health condition. After being summoned to the police for questioning, he was re-arrested and transferred to Diyarbakır High-Security Prison No. 2, following a new report issued by the Forensic Medicine Institution on March 2, 2026, stating that he can remain in prison. Concerns remain regarding the prisoner’s health, and his family and relatives are awaiting his release as soon as possible.
Source
Contact
Diyarbakır No.2 High Security Closed Penal Institution
Phone: 0412 258 0989
Mail: diyarbakir.2nygkcik@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
