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VICTIM : Hicran Binici
INCIDENT : The release of a prisoner who had completed the period required to serve her sentence was prevented for the fifth time.
LOCATION : Ankara, Turkey
SITUATION : She was tried before the Adana State Security Court (DGM) and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Case Summary
Hicran Binici, who is held in Sincan Prison, was not released despite having completed the period required to serve her sentence. The release of the prisoner, who has been held in prison for 33 years, was postponed for another year following an assessment by the Administrative and Observation Board. With this postponement, her release has now been prevented for the fifth time. The date of the Board’s next meeting was set for 9 September 2027.
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Contact
Sincan Women Closed Penal Institution
Phone: 0 (312) 589 51 01
Mail: ankara.kadkcik@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