
Critically Ill Prisoners in Turkish Prisons:Yasin Kaya
Profile VICTIM : Yasin KayaINCIDENT : The transfer of ill prisoner Kaya to the hospital was once again blocked due to the gendarmerie’s insistence on

Profile VICTIM : Yasin KayaINCIDENT : The transfer of ill prisoner Kaya to the hospital was once again blocked due to the gendarmerie’s insistence on

Profile VICTIM : Veysi Abdurrahmanoğlu INCIDENT : The critically ill prisoner continues to be held in prison despite serious health problems. LOCATION : Istanbul, Turkey

Profile VICTIM : Önder PoyrazINCIDENT : Prisoner Poyraz was denied medical treatment, resulting in the loss of most of his physical functions, leaving him confined

Profile VICTIM : İbrahim Güngör INCIDENT : A critically ill prisoner died in hospital after his health deteriorated in prison. LOCATION : İzmir, Turkey SITUATION

Profile VICTIM : Prisoners at Karabük Penal Institution whose releases were arbitrarily postponed.INCIDENT : Systematic pressure, arbitrary disciplinary sanctions, and unlawful postponements of release are

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

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

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

Profile VICTIM : Fatma ÖZTİMURINCIDENT : A female prisoner is held in prison together with her two young children, one of whom is

Profile VICTIM : Hatice ONARANINCIDENT : A 79% disabled prisoner suffering from colon cancer is still being held in prison.LOCATION : Kocaeli,