Ill prisoner Tenzile Acar should be released, says her mother

Tenzile Acar, a sick prisoner in Bakırköy prison, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Her mother Rasmiye Acar stated that her daughter was "on the verge of death" and asked for her to be released immediately.

Tenzile Acar, 23, was arrested in Istanbul in 2017 and put in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison.

Acar, who is on the sick prisoners list of the Human Rights Association (IHD).

Acar reported that she was diagnosed with tuberculosis as a result of the tests performed after she was hospitalized due to the complaint of bleeding from his throat.

The sick prisoner stated that she had been diagnosed with tuberculosis in the phone call with her mother Rasmiye Acar.

Stating that her daughter was put in a cell alone after being hospitalized, Acar said, "My child is on the verge of death."

Rasmiye Acar added: “I am addressing the authorities; release ill prisoners. Every person of conscience should do something for my daughter. Authorities should hear the painful screams of the mothers.”