Tuba Sert, a prisoner in Antalya Manavgat S Type Closed jail, spoke about the pressures that the prisoners were subjected to during a public visit with her family on 2 September.

Tuba Sert said that the chief guard constantly put psychological pressure on the prisoners and that they were subjected to insults and threats.

Sert stated that the female guards in particular told prisoner Zilan Demir to "hurry up and run" after her weekly phone call with her family on 28 August, and when Demir responded by asking "why would I run?", she was thrown violently into the cell.

Tuba Sert said the following: "After this incident, the head guard raided Zilan's ward with male guards. The guards, armed with batons and handcuffs, closed all the windows and portholes in the corridor and entered the ward. They insulted and threatened Zilan for hours. As prisoners, we wanted to go to the warden, but they did not allow us. We are subjected to serious rights violations due to the practices of the head guard and the warden. Some of the prisoners here are in single cells and some in triple cells. We will fight against oppression, torture and all kinds of rights violations and will not bow down. We will not bow down no matter what the consequences are."

Tuba Sert's family said that irrational practices are taking place in Antalya Manavgat S Type Closed Prison and expressed their concerns for the lives of the prisoners.