Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
27 February 2024 Daily Human Rights Report
(02/253) Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Istanbul…
It is learned from the news coverage of February 27, 2024, that Socialist Women’s Assembly (SKM) Central Executive Committee member Ezgi Gürbüz was subjected to torture and ill-treatment by the police during a house raid in Istanbul.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 27, 2024, that, a person named Mazlum Ortaç was subjected to torture and ill-treatment by the police and was injured during a house raid in Istanbul.
(02/254) Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that disciplinary proceedings were initiated against prisoners in Izmir Type F High-Security Prison No 1 who participated in the hunger strike in prisons across Turkey demanding an end to the isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish issue.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that in Izmir F Type High-Security Prison No 2, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against prisoners who went on hunger strike for the same reason and prisoners were given disciplinary penalties.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners in Izmir T Type Prison No. 2 who went on hunger strike for the same reason were subjected to disciplinary proceedings and were banned from activities for 1 month.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners in Izmir T Type Prison No 4, who went on hunger strike for the same reason, were subjected to disciplinary proceedings and were banned from activities for 1 month.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that, R.Ç. and S.G., two prisoners who went on hunger strike for the same reason in Manisa Akhisar T Type Prison, were transferred to other prisons against their will after ending the hunger strike.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that disciplinary proceedings were initiated against prisoners in Muğla Bodrum S Type Prison who went on hunger strike for the same reason.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 27, 2024, that a letter written by Zeki Bayhan, a prisoner in Izmir Kırıklar F Type High-Security Prison No 2, to PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, was seized by the prison administration.
(02/255) Prevention of Right to Health in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners in Izmir Type F High-Security Prison No 1, who are on hunger strike demanding an end to the isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish issue, are not given necessary vitamins B1 or B Complex and their weight, pulse, and blood pressure are not measured regularly.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Izmir F Type High-Security Prison No 2 are not regularly monitored for weight, pulse, and blood pressure measurements.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that the weight, pulse, and blood pressure measurements of prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Izmir T Type Prison No. 1 were not taken regularly and that the prison administration did not provide vitamins to prisoners on hunger strike.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that in Izmir T Type Prison No 2, weight, pulse, and blood pressure measurements of prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason were not taken regularly by physicians; the baking soda given to prisoners was out of date; and prison administration did not provide vitamins B1 or B Complex to prisoners on hunger strike.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike in Izmir T Type Prison No 4 were not given baking soda, prison administration did not provide vitamins B1 or B Complex to prisoners on hunger strike, and prisoners who wanted to be transferred to campus hospital on the grounds that there is no doctor in prison infirmary on weekends refused to be transferred because of being subjected to ill-treatment of gendarmerie during transfers.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that, salt, sugar, and carbonate given to prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Izmir Menemen T Type Prison are insufficient, necessary health checks were not done at the beginning of the hunger strike and the measurements are done irregularly in wards.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike in Izmir Ödemiş T Type Prison were checked by medical staff in the corridor, prisoners on hunger strike bought their food such as salt and lemon from the canteen and prison administration did not provide vitamins B1 or B Complex to prisoners on hunger strike.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Manisa T Type Prison were given sugar and salt mixed in liquid and prisoners did not consume them due to concerns of hygiene, prisoners were not given baking soda and it was not sold in the commissary.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Manisa Akhisar T Type Prison were not given the necessary vitamins.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Denizli T Type Prison were not given baking soda, and that prisoners had to provide it themselves.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Muğla Bodrum S Type Prison were not measured for weight, pulse rate, blood pressure, and blood tests; that salt, sugar, and carbonate given by the prison administration were insufficient; and that prison administration did not provide vitamins B1 or B Complex to prisoners on hunger strike.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that vitamin B given to prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Balıkesir Burhaniye T Type Prison is insufficient.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that salt, sugar, and carbonate given to prisoners on hunger strike for the same reason in Balıkesir Kepsut L Type Prison are insufficient.
(02/256) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan Not Responded to…
It is learned that the appeal made on February 27, 2024, to the chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by the lawyers of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş in Imralı Prison, to visit them was not responded to.
(02/257) MP’s Apartment Raided in Istanbul…
It is learned from the news coverage of February 27, 2024, that the house where People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Istanbul MP Çiçek Otlu was reportedly residing was raided on February 27, 2024, and material damage occurred in the house.
(02/258) People Detained in Istanbul…
On February 27, 2024, Human Rights Association (IHD) Prison Commission member Mehmet Acettin, Socialist Assemblies Federation (SMF) spokesperson Barış Kayaoğlu, SMF member Metin Keleş, Partizan magazine reader İbrahim Hakkı Eren, ESP members Ali Haydar Keleş, Ali Karaçay, Mesut Çeki, Hüseyin Gültepe, Uğur Ok, Hacer Elçin, SKM MYK member Ezgi Gürbüz and Selda Aydoğdu were detained in house raids in Istanbul. The reason for the detention could not be learned.
(02/259) People Detained in Izmir…
On February 27, 2024, SKM spokesperson Tanya Kara, SKM General Assembly member Meliha Kayacı, Confederation of Revolutionary Unions (DİSK) member T.K, Şerife Alpözel and Mahir Kılıç were detained in house raids in Izmir. The reason for the detention could not be learned.
(02/260) Journalists Detained in Van…
On February 27, 2024, journalists Lokman Gezgin, Arif Aslan, and Oktay Candemir were detained in house raids in Van and taken to the Van Provincial Security Directorate. The reason for the detentions could not be learned. It is reported that a restriction order was imposed on the journalists’ files.
(02/261) Person Detained…
Musa Özsoy, the owner of the social media account Food Detective, was detained on February 26, 2024, due to a criminal complaint filed against him. Musa Özsoy was released after statement procedures on the same day.
(02/262) Journalist on Trial in Istanbul…
The final hearing of the case against ETHA editor Nadiye Gürbüz, on the charges of ‘being a member of an illegal organization’ and ‘making propaganda for an illegal organization’, was held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 25 on February 27, 2024. The court acquitted the journalist.
Nadiye Gürbüz was detained on April 30, 2023, arrested on May 3, 2023, and released on October 12, 2023, on judicial control condition.
(02/263) The Trial of the Ankara Train Station Massacre…
On February 26, 2024, Ankara Heavy Penal Court No. 4 continued the retrial of the case against 26 people, including 10 arrestees, in connection with the suicide bombing attack of ISIS against the Peace Rally in Ankara on October 10, 2015, in which 103 people lost their lives. The court adjourned the hearing to April 24, 2024.
(02/264) Lawyer on Trial in Diyarbakır…
The retrial of the case against lawyer Ruşen Seydaoğlu on the charge of ‘being a member of an illegal organization’ started on February 26, 2024, at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 8, following the reversal of the sentence of 6 years and 3 months given on March 1, 2022, by Diyarbakır Regional Court of Appeals. The court adjourned the trial to April 1, 2024.
(02/265) March 31st Elections…
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that in a speech he gave at a program on February 23, 2024, Nasuh Mahruki, Independent Mayor Candidate for Beşiktaş Municipality, made discriminatory statements by saying “No one has a problem with headscarves, but they have a problem with turbans. The turban is a symbol of political Islam and imperialism”.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that a vehicle of Istanbul Bahçelievler Municipality collected election posters of Emine Gülizar Emecan, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Bahçelievler mayor candidate.
It is learned from the news coverage of February 26, 2024, that Iğdır Provincial Electoral Board rejected the candidacy applications of DEM Party Iğdır Co-Mayoral candidate Mehmet Nuri Güneş, DEM Party Hoşhaber Town Co-Mayoral candidate Emine Yöndem Kartal, DEM Party Provincial Council member candidates Mehmet Şah, Ahmet Emin Can, Turan Kaya, Evren Zenci, Yaşar Kalay.
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