The Human Rights Association (IHD) Ankara Branch Prisons Commission published a report exposing the rights violations in Samsun Kavak S Type Prison.

IHD Ankara Branch co-chair Ömer Faruk Yazıcı presented the findings of the report, saying that prisoners were subjected to heavy violations of rights.

The report found that prisoners in Kavak S Type Prison were subjected to coercive practices such as standing counts and marching in single lines, and that those who needed to go to the hospital were subjected to oral searches. In addition, the report found that the use of the ID provided by the prison was imposed, and that those who did not want to use the ID were punished and subjected to arbitrary treatment by the guards. The report also said that torture was carried out and slogans of "homeland indivisible" were shouted at the prisoners.

The report said that in an incident that took place on 4 March, 11 prisoners were subjected to violence and were not given food.

In addition, 4 prisoners transferred from Denizli D Type Closed Prison were strip searched and subjected to torture. One prisoner's cheekbone was broken, and other prisoners were attacked.

The prisoners brought from Urfa T Type Closed Prison refused to be strip searched and were subjected to torture in the ward.

The report also included information about some guards acting in a provocative manner and underlined that the food portions provided were insufficient for a proper diet.

The report also said that the administration imposed various punishments after the prisoners went on hunger strike.