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80-year-old Kurdish inmate dies of cancer in Turkish prison

Kurdish inmate Abdo Baran, 80, who was suffering from end-stage colon cancer, died on Thursday in southeastern Turkey’s Mardin province after being denied release...

HDP deputy calls for investigation into death of Kurdish inmate

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Sait Dede has called for an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Kurdish inmate in eastern...

Ailing philanthropist dies amid calls for his immediate release from prison

Yusuf Bekmezci, a jailed 82-year-old businessman and philanthropist convicted of links to the Gülen movement, died on Saturday amid calls for his immediate release...

Female inmates subject to disciplinary action in Kocaeli prison for chanting name of dead prisoner

A total of 15 female prisoners in Kocaeli Kandıra F-Type Prison were subjected to disciplinary action for chanting Kurdish slogans and the name of...

Independence of Turkey’s forensics council called into question as 3 more inmates die

Doubts have grown over the independence and credibility of Turkey's Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK), an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, as...

Inmate with cancer dies after he was denied release despite medical report

Halil Güneş, 49, an inmate suffering from cancer, was found dead in Diyarbakır Prison on Wednesday after he was denied release due to his...

Another prisoner on hunger strike dies in jail on 297th day

Mustafa Koçak, who had been on a hunger strike in a prison in western Turkey, died on the 297th day of his hunger strike...

No official will be tried in relation to death of jailed Turkish teacher: prosecutor

A Turkish prosecutor has found no grounds for the prosecution of the relevant officials in the death of Halime Gülsu, a 34-year-old unemployed teacher who died...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules against sick prisoner’s release after his death

The Turkish Constitutional Court in December denied a request for the release of sick prisoner Celal Şeker, nine months after he passed away, the...

Former judge jailed over Gülen links dies of heart attack in prison

Teoman Gökçe, a top judge and a former member of Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), died on Monday following a heart attack...

74-year-old dies of heart attack in prison, children in handcuffs during funeral

The jailed children of 74-year-old businessman Recep Erdem, who died from a heart attack while in prison as part of an investigation into the...

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