human rights defender

Suna Bilgin

Urgent support needed

Urgently end the deprivation of liberty of Suna Bilgin and set her free

Call on the authorities to end all forms of harassment against human rights defenders in Turkey.

Organization affiliation

  • Human Rights Association (IHD)

HRD's year of birth

1980

HRD's Gender

Woman

Type of HRD

  • NGO member

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights
  • Economic, social and cultural rights
  • Fight against impunity
  • Migrants / refugees / internally displaced persons’ rights
  • Minorities’ rights
  • Women's rights

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

Current Status

In prison (sentenced)

HRD's bio and work

Suna Bilgin is a lawyer and a human rights activist, and a former Secretary of the Human Rights Association in Dersim (Tunceli) province.

Detained since

Nov 2, 2025

Charge(s)

  • Terrorism

Sentence

Suna Bilgin was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for “membership of a terrorist organisation” at the hearing held on 17 December 2025.

Latitude: 40.97276191455771

Longitude: 28.867263793945316

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Asia: Western Asia

Location of detention - City/Town

İstanbul/Bakırköy

Location of detention - Facility

Bakırköy Kadın Kapalı Ceza İnfaz Kurumu

Alternative mailing address

Katip Mustafa Çekebi Mahallesi Çukurlu Çeşme Sokak Bayman Apt. 2/1 Taksim-ISTANBUL

Recent case update / evolution

Suna Bilgin is currently being held at Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison. An appeal has been filed with the higher court against the decision regarding Suna Bilgin, and the outcome of the appeal is pending.

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