Translation fee is charged from detainees in Diyarbakır Women's Prison for letters in Kurdish. While correspondences in different languages are free of charge, it is noteworthy that a fee is charged only for Kurdish language.
As rights violations experienced in Turkey's prisons increase, new scandals appear. Translation fee for letters in Kurdish, which was previously applied in different prisons, is also applied in Diyarbakır Closed Women's Prison.
According to the information received from the detainees, the prison administrations demand translation fees from the detainees for the Kurdish letters they send and receive. The detainees define such a verdict on Kurdish as persecution, since there is no similar regulation for letters written in different languages such as English, French and German.
Translation fee for prisoners writing letters in Kurdish
Translation fee is charged from detainees in Diyarbakır Women's Prison for letters in Kurdish. While correspondences in different languages are free of charge, it is noteworthy that a fee is charged only for Kurdish language.
As rights violations experienced in prisons increase, new scandals appear. Translation fee for letters in Kurdish, which was previously applied in different prisons, is also applied in Diyarbakır Closed Women's Prison.
According to the information received from the detainees, the prison administrations demand translation fees from the detainees for the Kurdish letters they send and receive. The detainees define such a verdict on Kurdish as persecution, since there is no similar regulation for letters written in different languages such as English, French and German.
