Cancer patient imprisoned over Gülen links goes 5 months without treatment
A cancer patient imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has gone five months without treatment,…
Turkish prison denies hospital transfer to student recovering from spinal surgery
A 21-year-old psychology student recovering from spinal surgery who is being held in pretrial detention over alleged links…
Social media campaign urges release of critically ill Turkish inmate
A social media campaign has called for the release of Abdullah Tırpan, a 74-year-old critically ill inmate imprisoned…
DEM Party delegation reports overcrowding, medical care problems in Turkish prisons
A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has reported overcrowding, obstacles to medical…
Elderly inmate can remain in prison despite serious health problems, Turkish hospital says
A 73-year-old inmate who was convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and lost his ability…
Rights groups call for release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner
Five human rights organizations have called for the immediate release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner Enver Yanık, saying…
İHD calls for release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner amid repeated denial of sentence suspension
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has called for the release of a 74-year-old, seriously ill Kurdish inmate, warning…
Critically ill Kurdish prisoner dies after repeated pleas for sentence suspension
Mehmet Edip Taşar, a critically ill, 70-year-old Kurdish prisoner, died in a hospital on Tuesday after authorities repeatedly…
8 rights groups call for release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner
Eight Turkish human rights groups on Wednesday called for the immediate release of a critically ill 70-year-old prisoner,…