Since the failed coup attempt in the summer of 2016, the Turkish government has been arresting tens of thousands of accused, through campaigns that have not taken into account the ability of its prisons to accommodate this large number of new inmates.
According to official figures, Turkey has won more than 600,000 people on terrorism charges and belonging to the Fathullah Gulen group, which President Tayyip Erdogan accuses of masterminding the coup attempt in June 2016.
Activists and civil organizations have warned of deteriorating health conditions for prisoners in some overcrowded Turkish prisons, especially during the past two years, since the start of security crackdowns.
A member of the civil society society for law enforcement systems, Brevan Korkut, considered health "the most serious issue in Turkish prisons filled" and received dozens of messages from inmates describing the harsh conditions of detention.
According to a report sent by the Justice Ministry to the Turkish parliament a few weeks ago, there were more than 246,000 prisoners in 449 prisons, all of which had about 211,000, meaning that there were "overloads" estimated at tens of thousands of prisoners.
The steady increase in the number of inmates has reduced the space reserved for prisoners, which violates the rights of prisoners guaranteed by law.
"It takes months to get to the hospital, and 30 prisoners share a ward for only 12 people, and because of the inadequacy of the family, the detainees share the bed," Korcott said.
The civil activist considered that "overcrowding is a serious issue [for prisoners] because it impedes their exit to the exercise of social activities and the exercise of their rights."
Political detainees can be transferred to three different prisons per year, which is a great burden for families to visit their families, especially in the case of older persons or patients in the family. "Such conditions are not considered in transportation. From the guest and the family ".
Most of the prisons do not accept books sent by families of prisoners, and books are also rejected in foreign languages because there are no translators who can review the compatibility of books with regulations and regulations.
She pointed out that the administrations of some prisons were holding prisoners' notes for examination, or arbitrarily refusing to transfer petitions seeking their rights to other institutions.
The activist highlighted the disregard of Turkish media for publishing reports of human rights violations in prisons, because "people are not interested in what happens in the cells."
