Solidarity with OTHERS

🚨 NEW REPORT "VULNERABLE BEHIND BARS Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Türkiye’s Prisons" A prison sentence must never become a death sentence. Yet in Türkiye, seriously ill prisoners are denied essential medical care, elderly detainees remain behind bars despite life-threatening conditions, and children grow up separated from their imprisoned mothers. Our latest report, authored by Dr. Fikret Demirçivi, exposes the continuing human rights crisis inside Türkiye’s prisons. ▶️Drawing on documented cases, firsthand interviews and international monitoring findings, the report reveals recurring patterns of: ▪️ Denial of essential medical treatment and humanitarian release ▪️ Inhuman and degrading treatment, including prolonged solitary confinement ▪️ Separation of imprisoned mothers from their children ▪️ Discriminatory detention practices targeting journalists, writers and political dissenters ▪️ Continued disregard for international human rights standards and binding judicial decisions ▶️The report identifies “deliberate neglect” as a recurring mechanism through which fundamental rights are denied under the pretext of administrative obstacles and institutional limitations. On 26 October 2026, 73-year-old prisoner #AbdullahTırpan Tırpan died following the amputation of his leg, despite longstanding concerns about his deteriorating health. His case demonstrates the devastating consequences of inaction. ‼️ These violations are neither inevitable nor beyond remedy. We call on Turkish authorities and international institutions, particularly the Council of Europe, United Nations and European Union, to take concrete action to protect vulnerable prisoners, ensure accountability and prevent further deaths. 📖 Read our full report and explore its findings and recommendations: solidaritywithothers.com/vul…

Ankara prosecutors ordered eleven detentions over aid allegedly given to Gülen movement members; seven people were detained solidaritywithothers.com/ank…

Turkey’s RTÜK fined a channel for suggesting a jailed journalist was jailed for journalism, saying there was insufficient evidence solidaritywithothers.com/tur…

Four students were taken from their homes at midnight for placards about children who died in state vocational training solidaritywithothers.com/fou…

Seventy-two people detained in 32 provinces for giving money to charities and posting on social media, the ministry says solidaritywithothers.com/sev…

Germany’s Kurdish community says its members cannot leave Turkey, and that up to €10,000 has been demanded to lift bans solidaritywithothers.com/ger…

Sixty-two people were detained at Bakırköy municipality on the day its mayor was due to leave the CHP solidaritywithothers.com/six…

Two Sözcü editors were taken from their homes at midnight because a headline said “high school” instead of “university” solidaritywithothers.com/two…

Turkey detains its own journalists over criticism of Azerbaijan’s headscarf ban, on a charge that only Baku can set in motion solidaritywithothers.com/tur…

Abdullah Tırpan, 73, has died in prison. His leg was amputated; forensic medicine said he could stay in prison. solidaritywithothers.com/abd…

A court listed “the suspects not showing remorse” among the concrete evidence for jailing two students over a protest banner solidaritywithothers.com/a-c…

Forensic medicine said Abdullah Tırpan could stay in prison. After two amputations he is now intubated and in danger of death. solidaritywithothers.com/for…

Alparslan Kuytul: A court ordered weekend visits so his four children would not miss school. Six days later it cancelled that ruling. solidaritywithothers.com/alp…

Abdullah Tırpan’s, a 73-year-old political prisoner, left leg was amputated below the knee overnight. It will now be amputated again above it. solidaritywithothers.com/abd…

NEW REPORT: the emergency powers Erdogan built for one group now reach the opposition, the press and other faiths and communities solidaritywithothers.com/new…

NEW REPORT: Freedom House scores Turkey 7 out of 40 on user rights, the lowest internet freedom score in Europe | Freedom on the Net 2026 solidaritywithothers.com/new…

Nineteen more arrests in Turkey’s Süleymanlı community case, the latest of at least five waves against a religious community since August, and trustees now run 50 of its companies. solidaritywithothers.com/nin…

Three Turkish ministers demanded action against the Gülen movement in Brussels. Not one Belgian minister named it. solidaritywithothers.com/thr…