In a statement made on March 27, 2026, from the Bakırköy Women’s Prison, journalist Pınar Gayıp described how access to healthcare services was being blocked and how inmates were being subjected to mistreatment. Gayıp said that inmates were unable to receive treatment due to the imposition of examinations while handcuffed, and that sick inmates were sent back without being examined. She noted that guards used violence against inmates who resisted being forced to undergo medical examinations and that hygiene conditions were inadequate.
March 27, 2026
Bianet