Human Rights in Turkey
Violations of Probation and Conditional Release Rights – Ardıl Çeşme

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VICTIM : Ardıl Çeşme
INCIDENT : The prisoner, who has been incarcerated for 30 years, was not released despite having completed her sentence, on the grounds that her “ties with the organization have not been severed.
LOCATION : Erzincan, Turkey
SITUATION : She was tried in 1994 by the State Security Court and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Case Summary

Ardıl Çeşme, who is being held in Erzincan Women’s Prison, has had her conditional release postponed for the third time, even though she has completed her sentence. The prisoner, who has been imprisoned for 30 years, had her release previously delayed twice, each time for six months. This month, she appeared before the Prison Administration and Observation Board for a conditional release review, but her release was once again postponed for another six months. The Board justified its decision by stating that her “connection with the organization continues

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Erzincan Women Closed Penal Institution

Phone:0 (446) 251 10 87 – 88

Mail: erzincan.kkcik@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

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