Several of the women and children have been subjected to physical and medical neglect. All nine women that have been in contact with the legal team at the time this report was written have unanimously reported that they are held in unhygienic overcrowded conditions, with no access to their belongings, scarce access to food and water and without adequate medical attention. All of them report to  have been wearing the same set of clothing for more than 10 days and not being given any changing clothes. Women that were menstruating were not given any pads. Furthermore between the 1st and 4th of July 2023, the Edirne Deportation center personnel turned off the water for all men, women and children in the camp. This was after the group refused to sign papers consenting to their deportation. The detainees were only provided with a scarce amount of drinking water but were not able to use any water for hygiene purposes. The bad hygiene and medical conditions were used to pressure the detainees into leaving Turkey.

Noor Fatimah Albaaj

Noor Fatimah Albaaj from Iraq reports that in the Edirne Jandarma Komutanlığı she and the women and children were taken to a barn. They had to sleep on the floor, without blankets. Her two children aged 9 and 8 were being shouted and spat at by the police. Their father was beaten up severely in front of them. They were not allowed to rest and were woken up with loud shouts in the middle of the night to stand outside in the cold. When her son wet himself in trauma he was not given any clothes to change and had to stay outside in the cold with his clothes soaked in urine.

Arzu Nemazade

Youssra Bezai reports that Arzu Nemazade from Azerbaijan asked for milk for her 11 month old child Fatima, but was shouted at and refused. On the 10th of June Arzu Nemazade had reported being sick in the morning and asked to see a doctor, yet nobody came. In the evening, other female members of the faith who were with her reported that she went into a seizure and then fell unconscious. The detention administration only arrived after hours, put Arzu in a wheelchair under the sun for two hours until she collapsed and injured her leg before they finally called an ambulance for her. Male victims like Pooria Lotfiinallou reported to have been threatened not to report their ailments to the medical personnel inside the facility.

Sajjad Jafari

Sajjad Jafari reports that in the Edirne Jandarma Komutanlığı he was beaten daily until his hands and feet were completely covered with bruises. They hit his head with a baton and his head was  swollen and in pain. He reports that when he requested to see a doctor he was taken to a hospital reception, but not examined. A signature was taken from him to give the appearance that he had received treatment. He also reports threat of sexual violence, when he asked for food in the Edirne Jandarma  Komutanlığı. Additionally we received 8 reports of untreated ailments in detention: Maryam Ghorbani reports that Lamyia Aliyeva’s leg is suspected to be broken, yet she has not received medical attention. Youssra Bezai reports that when she was taken to the Edirne Deportation Center she got sick and was vomiting for 48 hours but not given medical attention. She had to sleep on the floor. Nadia Ismaeil reports that they were kept in a confined space with many other people, some of which were visibly sick. Rabha Mazouzi requested to go to the hospital with her two sick children but has not been given permission. Soumia Foufa reports that she needs access to her blood pressure medicine but is not given it. Saliha Salma reports that her and her husband Mihoub Salma are diabetic and have requested their medicines several times but were not given it. 64 year old Beigom Fatemivanani is reported to be in a similar situation. One of the male members reported severe medical neglect,18-year old Mahdi Muneer Althabeti has displayed symptoms that indicate a severe form of hepatitis. When he asked for a doctor on Friday the 2nd of June 2023 he was told that he has to wait until the following Monday to get medical attention.