News Center- The prisoners are still subjected to many rights violations in Turkey’s prisons. Many prisoners were denied access to treatments during the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who has been held in the Kandıra F-Type Prison although she has suffered from dementia, Figen Yüksekdağ, jailed former Co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and political prisoner Laleş Çeliker have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in prison.

According to the received reports, the politicians feel well.