Disability rights

Serife Sulukan: a disabled teacher in prison

Serife Sulukan was put in prison on 3rd May 2022 for 6 years and 3 months. The reasons include: working

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83 years old woman Makbule Ozer was sent to prison for the second time, after she was found unwell in the first time

Makbule Ozer, 83-year-old woman living in predominantly Kurdish, Southeast region of Turkiye was arrested in April 2024. She was charged

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MS diagnosed ex-pilot has been in prison for 6 years

The rule of law and respect for human rights are increasingly severely undermined and restricted in Turkey, The rule of

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Ex-officer is struggling to live in prison

Mustafa Ozcan Cay, a former staff colonel convicted on coup charges, was denied release from prison by Turkey’s Constitutional Court

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A disabled physics teacher is still in prison in Turkiye

Serife Sulukan is a physics teacher who was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for working in

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