"Turkey's political future is germinating in the cells of this prison," said Cemil Tugay, the mayor of Izmir, a city in western Turkey, after visiting the deposed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, ...

The Civil Society in the Penal System Association (CİSST) has released its January 2026 prison statistics, reporting that the occupancy rate in Turkish prisons has surpassed 131%. According to the ...

The Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved a law that allows for the release tens of thousands of prisoners as a safety measure against the coronavirus outbreak. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty ...

"It was recounted that especially the newly transferred prisoners were subjected to the imposition of strip search in the Bakırköy Women's Prison in İstanbul; when the prisoners objected, they were ...

The Civil Society in the Penal System Association (CİSST) has released its prison statistics for February 2026, revealing a further rise in overcrowding across Turkey's penal facilities. According to ...

January 2025 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. A ...

ANKARA – Some 700 Kurdish prisoners across Turkey Sunday ended a 68-day hunger strike after an appeal by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, who said at the weekend that the action had achieved its goal.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President ...

Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, listen to party co-leader Pervin Buldan's speech during the Newroz celebrations marking the start of spring in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday ...