CAT/OP/TUR/1 United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 12 December 2019 Original: English English, French and Spanish only Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Report on the visit made by the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment for the purpose of providing advisory assistance to the national preventive mechanism of Turkey Report to the State party*, ** * In accordance with article 16 (1) of the Optional Protocol, the present report was transmitted confidentially to the State party on 14 July 2016. On 17 October 2019, the State party requested the Subcommittee to publish the report, in accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional Protocol. ** The annexes to the present document are being circulated in the language of submission only. GE.19-21452(E) 

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