Map of the disappeared people
Map of the disappeared people
According to data compiled by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV), Diyarbakýr, Lice, Istanbul and Cizre have the highest rate of citizens who disappeared after being taken into custody. While the rate of disappearance in detention rose threefold in 1994 in comparison to previous years, the number of the disappeared in detention is currently 757 in Turkey
757 DISAPPEARED
According to the figures of TIHV which set a database on disappearance in detention in Turkey, no news has been received from 757 people who taken into custody between the years 1980-2000.
While no information is available about the figures of after the year 2000, there are still nine detainees whose whereabouts and situations are unknown and 2 have been deported.
DIYARBAKIR IN THE LEAD
Diyarbakýr, having the first place with 151 disappeared, is followed by Istanbul with 48 and Sýrnak-Cizre with 28 lost people.
LOSSES TRIPLES IN 1994
While the number of women lost under custody is recorded as 30 on the database which also includes data about the losses of the same family, the rate of the losses tripled 1994 in comparison to previous years.
Here is the list of the disappeared per area:
Cizre 28, Nusaybin 26, Adana 24, Silvan 23, Kulp 22, Batman 21, Midyat 21, Yüksekova 20, Ömerli 16, Kýzýltepe 16, Tunceli 16, Silopi 14, Hakkâri 13, Ýzmir 12, Hani 10, Þýrnak 9, Eruh 9, Derik 9, Hazro 8, Güçlükonak 8, Baþkale 8, Dargeçit 8, Bismil 8, Urfa 7, Hozat 7, Ankara 7, Aðrý 7, Siverek 7, Genç 7, Hizan 6, Mazýdaðý 6, Kozluk 6, Viranþehir 5, Malazgirt 5, Mersin 5, Þemdinli 5, Siirt 5, Gercüþ 5, Beþiri 5, Mardin 5, Pertek 5, Bingöl 4, Uludere 4, Çýnar 4, Ahlat 4, Pazarcýk 4, Karlýova 4, Malatya 4, Doðanþehir 4, Gaziantep 3, Antalya 3, Ovacýk 3, Karakoçan 3, Divriði 3, Van 3, Varto 3, Kars 2, Erzurum 2, Tatvan 2, Ýdil 2, Bitlis 2, Muþ 2, Beytüþþebap 2, Tarsus 2, Elaðzý 2, Burhaniye 2, Suruç 2, Edirne 2, Tekman 2, Manisa 2, Halfeti 2, Hasankeyf 1, Isparta 1, Ýskenderun 1, Elbistan 1, Çemiþgezek 1, Kurtalan 1, Hatay 1, Dörtyol 1, Ergani 1, Uludere 1, Pendik 1, Çukurca 1, Erzincan 1, Araban 1, Ýzmit 1, Amasya 1, Yayladere 1, Patnos 1, Türkoðlu 1, Kýðý 1, Savur 1, Habur 1, Karamürsel 1, Dicle 1, Payaz 1, Arýcak 1, Söke 1, Fethiye 1, Yalova 1.
Translation: Berna Ozgencil
757 DISAPPEARED
According to the figures of TIHV which set a database on disappearance in detention in Turkey, no news has been received from 757 people who taken into custody between the years 1980-2000.
While no information is available about the figures of after the year 2000, there are still nine detainees whose whereabouts and situations are unknown and 2 have been deported.
DIYARBAKIR IN THE LEAD
Diyarbakýr, having the first place with 151 disappeared, is followed by Istanbul with 48 and Sýrnak-Cizre with 28 lost people.
LOSSES TRIPLES IN 1994
While the number of women lost under custody is recorded as 30 on the database which also includes data about the losses of the same family, the rate of the losses tripled 1994 in comparison to previous years.
Here is the list of the disappeared per area:
Cizre 28, Nusaybin 26, Adana 24, Silvan 23, Kulp 22, Batman 21, Midyat 21, Yüksekova 20, Ömerli 16, Kýzýltepe 16, Tunceli 16, Silopi 14, Hakkâri 13, Ýzmir 12, Hani 10, Þýrnak 9, Eruh 9, Derik 9, Hazro 8, Güçlükonak 8, Baþkale 8, Dargeçit 8, Bismil 8, Urfa 7, Hozat 7, Ankara 7, Aðrý 7, Siverek 7, Genç 7, Hizan 6, Mazýdaðý 6, Kozluk 6, Viranþehir 5, Malazgirt 5, Mersin 5, Þemdinli 5, Siirt 5, Gercüþ 5, Beþiri 5, Mardin 5, Pertek 5, Bingöl 4, Uludere 4, Çýnar 4, Ahlat 4, Pazarcýk 4, Karlýova 4, Malatya 4, Doðanþehir 4, Gaziantep 3, Antalya 3, Ovacýk 3, Karakoçan 3, Divriði 3, Van 3, Varto 3, Kars 2, Erzurum 2, Tatvan 2, Ýdil 2, Bitlis 2, Muþ 2, Beytüþþebap 2, Tarsus 2, Elaðzý 2, Burhaniye 2, Suruç 2, Edirne 2, Tekman 2, Manisa 2, Halfeti 2, Hasankeyf 1, Isparta 1, Ýskenderun 1, Elbistan 1, Çemiþgezek 1, Kurtalan 1, Hatay 1, Dörtyol 1, Ergani 1, Uludere 1, Pendik 1, Çukurca 1, Erzincan 1, Araban 1, Ýzmit 1, Amasya 1, Yayladere 1, Patnos 1, Türkoðlu 1, Kýðý 1, Savur 1, Habur 1, Karamürsel 1, Dicle 1, Payaz 1, Arýcak 1, Söke 1, Fethiye 1, Yalova 1.
Translation: Berna Ozgencil
