Report on Rights Violations in the Prisons of the Marmara Region: Third Quarter / July – August – September 2020

This report brings together rights violation applications filed with the Human Rights Association’s (HRA) Istanbul Branch in the third quarter of 2020 from prisons located predominantly in the Marmara region. Our association has moreover examined a number of applications that were filed from outside of the Marmara region, which are also included in this report.

The applications at the basis of this report were either filed by detainee or convict inmates who are held in those prisons where the respective rights violations occurred (via fax or mail), or by the inmates’ families and lawyers via telephone or email or through a direct visit to our office.

In the third quarter of 2020, applications from 22 different prisons were filed with our commission. Applications were received from the following prisons. Silivri Prison Campus, Tekirdağ No. 1 and 2 F and T Type High Security Closed Prison, Edirne F Type High Security Closed Prison, Kandıra No. 1 and 2 Closed F Type High Security Prison, Metris No.1 Prison, Konya Ereğli Prison, Kırşehir E Type Prison, Kayseri Bünyan Prison, Tarsus No.2 T Type Prison, Akhisar T Type Prison, Maltepe No.2 L Type Prison, Menemen T Type Closed Prison, Urfa Hilvan Prison, Elazığ No.1 Prison, Maraş Türkoğlu No.2 L Type Prison, Kırıklar No.2 F Type Prison, Gaziantep L Type Prison, Bolu F Type Prison, Şakran T Type Prison, Kardellos Male Prison in Greece, Kardellos Female Prison in Greece, Grena Patra Prison in Greece, Malandrino Prison in Greece.

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Report on Rights Violations in the Prisons of the Marmara Region: Third Quarter / July – August – September 2020