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ailing inmates
Appeals court upholds sentence of former teacher suffering from rare form of cancer
An appeals court on Friday approved a nine year, six month prison sentence for former teacher Ayşe Özdoğan, 33, who suffers from a rare...
Turkish authorities arrest 76-year-old man suffering from stage three cancer
Eyvaz Akıncı, 76, was arrested on March 21 and sent to Istanbul’s Metris Prison for alleged links to a terrorist organization, despite suffering from...
Turkey’s top court denies release of former colonel suffering from advanced stage MS: report
Mustafa Özcan Çay, a former staff colonel convicted on coup charges, was denied release from prison by Turkey’s Constitutional Court despite his inability to...
457 sick inmates in Turkish prisons are in critical condition: rights lawyer
There are 1,333 ailing inmates in Turkish prisons, 457
of whom are in critical condition, according to Turkey’s Human Rights
Foundation (İHD), the Cumhuriyet daily reported...
Elderly, ailing Kurdish woman to be released from Turkish prison
Sisê Bingöl, an elderly and ailing woman who has been serving time on a terrorism conviction since 2017, is to be released on probation...
Turkey’s forensics council claims elderly inmate is feigning illness to avoid prison
A medical report prepared by Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for Sisê Bingöl, an elderly and ailing woman who is serving time on...
İHD: More than 1,000 inmates in Turkey’s prisons waiting for medical treatment
A total of 1,154 ailing inmates in Turkey’s prisons, 402 in serious condition, were awaiting medical treatment as of March 2, according to a...
Deteriorating health of detainees in Turkish prisons highlighted in human rights report
According to data provided by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD), there are at least 1,154 ailing inmates, 402 of whom have serious ailments, in...