Student Esila Ayık has been kept in pretrial detention for over a month despite having chronic health issues. She is currently in Bakırköy Women’s Prison. This statement was originally published on ...

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 ...

On Monday, July 22, 2019, Professor Füsun Üstel was released from Eskişehir Women’s Closed Prison, where she had been held since she turned herself in to Turkish authorities on May 8 to serve a ...

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 ...

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