Death of jailed teacher’s daughter is a rights abuse, Turkey should free political prisoners: British MP - Turkish Minute

Democratic and Atılım (DEVA) Party Istanbul MP Elif Esen brought the issue of 15-year-old Sümeyra, who died while serving as both a mother and sister to her two siblings after her mother, Melek Gelir, a teacher under statutory decree, was imprisoned in Bolu as a result of an unlawful investigation, to the agenda of the Parliament. 15-year-old Sümeyra Gelir, who had to look after her siblings because her mother, who was under statutory decree, wa…

Death of jailed teacher’s daughter is a rights abuse, Turkey should free political prisoners: British MP - Stockholm Center for Freedom

British lawmaker Edward Leigh has described the recent death of a 15-year-old girl whose mother is imprisoned in Turkey as a human rights violation and urged Turkish authorities to release all political prisoners, Turkish Minute reported. Leigh, a Conservative Member of Parliament and representative to the Council of Europe, made the remarks in Strasbourg in a video message recorded by a reporter from the TR724 news website. AKPM milletvekiller…

Death of jailed teacher’s daughter is a rights abuse, Turkey should free political prisoners: British MP - Turkish Minute

British lawmaker Edward Leigh has described the recent death of a 15-year-old girl whose mother is imprisoned in Turkey as a human rights violation and urged Turkish authorities to release all political prisoners.