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Turkey Deputy Slams 709 Inmate Deaths as Negligence

4/24/2025

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In Turkey, DEM deputy Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyigit has passionately condemned the alarming 709 inmate deaths in 2024, attributing them to political negligence and poor medical care. She fiercely criticized the Council of Forensic Medicine for biased reports that unjustly keep sick prisoners behind bars, declaring this a grave violation of human dignity and the fundamental right to life.

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In Turkey, DEM deputy Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyigit has passionately condemned the alarming 709 inmate deaths in 2024, attributing them to political negligence and poor medical care. She fiercely criticized the Council of Forensic Medicine for biased reports that unjustly keep sick prisoners behind bars, declaring this a grave violation of human dignity and the fundamental right to life.