Güler: Prisoners’ right to life is being violated

Güler: Prisoners’ right to life is being violated

Prisons in Turkey have become centers of torture where fundamental rights are being systematically violated. In these prisons, where detainees are treated as captives and deprived of all basic human rights, reports of ongoing torture and deaths continue to surface in the media. Human rights defenders and legal experts are working to bring these violations to public attention through the reports they prepare. Ahmet Güler, a lawyer and member of t…

Turkish prison blocks delivery of Islamic scholar Nursi’s writings sent for inmates - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkey’s Silivri Prison, known for housing prisoners jailed over Gülen links, has rejected a shipment of the writings of the late Islamic scholar Said Nursi, whose teachings have inspired millions of people in Turkey and around the world, Turkish Minute reported. Officials at Silivri No. 8 High-Security Prison returned two sets of Risale-i Nur — the foundational texts of the Nur movement inspired by Said Nursi, who authored the books — sent to i…