Udenrigsudvalget 2016-17
URU Alm.del Bilag 153
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HUNGER STRIKE BY POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TURKEY
The hunger strikes in prisons across Turkey demanding an end to systematic rights
violations continue. 168 prisoners in 18 prisons are joining the hunger strike which has
entered day 53
in Şakran Prison in İzmir
province.
Every minute counts
Indefinite-Irreversible Hunger Strike is in its 47th day
Date
Prison
Prisoners
Day
15.02.2017
15.02.2017
22.02.2017
23.02.2017
01.03.2017
08.03.2017
15.03.2017
22.03.2017
27.03.2017
01.04.2017
03.04.2017
03.04.2017
04.04.2017
05.04.2017
05.04.2017
Şarkan T2
Şarkan T3
Şarkan Women’s
Ward
Sincan
Women’s
Ward.
Şarkan T4
Tekirdağ T1
Tarsus Women’s
Ward
Şarkan T4
Bolu F Type
Hatay F Type
Sincan Women`s
Ward
Silivri No.5 Type
Kepsut
Menemen
Bandırma T Type
8
5
5
7
8
10
5
7
10
11
9
10
6
4
21
53
53
45
44
38
31
24
17
12
7
8
8
7
6
6
 URU, Alm.del - 2016-17 - Bilag 153: Henvendelse af 12/4-17 fra FEY-KURD (Sammenslutningen af Kurdiske Foreninger i Danmark) om sultestrejke for de politiske fanger i tyrkiske fængsler
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Families go on hunger strike in İzmir in solidarity with
prisoners
Families of prisoners have started reversible hunger strike in İzmir province to draw attention
to the condition of prisoners who are on hunger strike for 52 days.
Peace Mothers Assembly member Medine Kaymaz spoke on behalf of the hunger strike participants,
saying the followings; "We do not want a death to occur in prisons. Erdoğan became president but he
continues his cruelty. Now that we do not accept his atrocities, how could we expect those in prison to
accept it? We will never give up on our children. We stand by their resistance and we salute their
struggle."
21 more prisoners join indefinite-irreversible hunger
strike
21 more prisoners in Bandırma T Type Closed Prison announced through their families that they have
launched indefinite-irreversible hunger strike starting from April 5.
ŞARKAN
Zana Yaktın, İhsan Bakaç, Özgür Güçlü, and Aslan İlhan continue
their strike in the T3
Closed section.
Eren Tekin, Sinan Ekmekçi, Mustafa Akar, Cengiz Doğan, Necdet Kaya, Erhan Aryüz, Murat
Duman and Kasım Özdemir continue their strike in the T2 section.
 URU, Alm.del - 2016-17 - Bilag 153: Henvendelse af 12/4-17 fra FEY-KURD (Sammenslutningen af Kurdiske Foreninger i Danmark) om sultestrejke for de politiske fanger i tyrkiske fængsler
The names of the prisoners in T4 section that later joined the
hunger strike are: Nayif Yargın,
Veysi Kaya, Yusuf Özdemir, Mıhamed Bru, Abdullah Aksu, Şivan Bilik, Roni Yavuz, and
Ahmed Azad Hacihamır.
The female prisoners that joined the hunger strike on February 25 are: Cihan Asi, Derya
Moray, Meryem Söylemez, Hürriyet
Doğan and Mahsume Şedal.
The names of 5 of the 7 prisoners at T4 that joined the hunger strike on March 22 are: Hasan
Kasım, Enver Ahmet, Serkan Şahin, Mehmen Emin Dağ and Devran Makas.
EDIRNE
The hunger strike at Edirne F-Type Closed Prison is in its 31st day with the participation of
Sami Geylani, Ali Kurt, Mazlum Bataray, Zerdeşt Oduncu, Ramazan Kizildağ, Enver Baysal,
Bülent Öztürk, İsmail Derviş, Hüseyin Bilecan, İbrahim Nilufer, Erdal Emeç, Î. Wezîr
Abbasovich, Sheikh Davut Başqan, Mehmet Zahit Şahin, Yahya Özman and Necat Öztekin.
VAN
The hunger strike in Van Prison is in its 18th day. The prisoners joining the hunger strike
here are reported to experience weight loss and worsening health conditions.
SİLİVRİ
Ömer Çelik, jailed editor of the Dicle
News Agency (DİHA) which was shut down by the
government, sent a letter from Silivri No.5 Type L Closed Prison where he is held, and stated
that 10 prisoners in Silivri Prison have also started an indefinite-irreversible hunger strike as
of April 5.
ERZİNCAN
Prisoners held in Erzincan Type T Closed Prison have also launched an indefinite-irreversible
hunger strike starting from March 15.
CEYHAN
Two prisoners held in Ceyhan Type M Closed Prison have announced going on indefinite-
irreversible hunger strike in protest at the torture in prisons.