In Turkey, 759 babies and children are currently in prison awaiting justice.

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In Turkije zitten momenteel 759 baby's en kinderen in gevangenissen te wachten op gerechtigheid.

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Türkiyede 0-6 yaş arasında 759 bebek ve çocuk su an cezaevlerinde adalet bekliyor.

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Günümüzde gelişen teknolojiyle birlikte sosyal medya insan haklarının anlatılması ve insan hakları ihlallerinin duyurulması için en önemli araçlardandır. Bu nedenle sosyal medya araçlarının etkin bir biçimde kullanılması için, vakfımız bünyesinde sosyal medya platformu kurulmuştur. 

In the lawsuit filed against Eskişehir Prison in 2018 due to the alleged torture of four child prisoners, the prison director was sentenced to imprisonment while the correction officers were acquitted. This decision showed that the problem of impunity in allegations of ill-treatment and torture in prisons continues.

According to CISST's 2022 report, it was emphasized that the basic needs of children in prison are not met, they remain disconnected from the outside world and cannot participate in social activities. Prison does not provide suitable conditions for children.

Children in prison have traumatic experiences. Arzu (34) states that her child was often searched by opening his diaper. Arzu's 21-month-old son Onur was not sent to the infirmary for 15 days despite falling off a bunk bed on his head. Arzu rebels: "What are so many children doing in prison?"

     Violations of the rights of women and children imprisoned in Turkey contravene international standards such as the UN's Bangkok and Tokyo Rules.    The UN report recommends non-imprisonment measures for pregnant women and mothers with dependent children. In Turkey, however, these rules are not enforced and women prisoners are kept in prisons unnecessarily.

It is observed that the physical and social development of children staying with inmate mothers is weakened due to the crowded structure of the wards. Children experience various developmental problems.

    The husband of Emine Güçlüer, a teacher with a state of emergency decree, who is imprisoned in Edirne L Type Prison with her baby, stated that there are 15-16 people in wards for three people and that his wife has to sleep on the floor with four babies, saying that these conditions are against human rights.    He demanded that his wife and child be released from prison as soon as possible.

     The parents of 11-year-old Elif Sinem, who has Down syndrome, and 7-year-old Yahya Süleyman are in prison.      Elif Sinem has had 8 kidney surgeries and now her mother is in prison at a time when she needs her mother the most. Elif has been fatherless for 7 years and motherless for 4 years. Every night they cry "Where is my mother?" but there is no one to help them.

People imprisoned for their legal activities... Couples like Nurcan and Abdülkadir Arslan are being punished without concrete evidence to prove their guilt.A family was falsely accused of ByLock and Bank Asya and sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison. Six innocent children were left behind longing for their parents.

Semra Banko, a housewife trying to cross to Greece, was pushed back with her 18-month-old son Ahmet Arif and was arrested on August 24, 2023 and sent to Edirne Prison. Banko was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for having an account at Bank Asya and for being a member of a shut-down dershan. During her detention, the mother and baby were given only water and no food for a day. Now he is separated from his mother.

    Hilal Uysal was first imprisoned in Şakran Prison in 2018, when her daughter Zülal was 1.5 years old, and spent 7 months in Şakran Prison. Hilal Uysal was arrested again on November 24, 2021. Zülal's father has also been in prison for 6 years. Zülal had to be separated from her mother on December 12, 2022 because she was 6 years old. Children should not have to go through this drama!

  Yavuz Esat Betül Akgün, a 3-year-old child and her mother, a teacher, was forced to fight the coronavirus in a cramped prison cell.    An innocent child is serving her sentence for a crime she did not commit. Their home is like a funeral home, they are waiting for their child.

Another mother's light was extinguished in prison... Edibe Tatar, a teacher and mother of 3 children, was arrested again on June 14, 2023 after having previously spent 9 months in prison for non-criminal reasons. These children, whose husband has also been in prison for 5 years, are now trying to hold on to life.

Ferah Oktan, the mother of 9-year-old Safiye and 17-month-old Asude, was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison and arrested on August 9 for working at a closed school and being a member of a trade union.

Asuman Birinci, the wife of Eyüp Birinci, a Turkish teacher with a state of emergency decree, whose torture was recognized by the Constitutional Court, was also arrested on May 29, 2023. The mother of four was struggling to heal the wounds of her husband, who had been tortured and imprisoned for 6 years, while she was in financial difficulties. Now she too is in prison.


Being in prison means being subjected to strip searches, living in a concrete room with only a plastic table, chair and television. 

For the child, having no relatives other than the mother increases the destructive effects of this environment.

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