Hunger strikes in Turkish prisons continue and spread

187 prisoners’ indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in 20 different prisons across Turkey continues and is spreading.

In Turkey’s prisons, the hunger strike launched against the isolation imposed upon the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, rights violations in prisons, rights violations during the State of Emergency and the blockade on Kurdish cities continues.

187 prisoners’ indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in 20 different prisons is spreading.

Hunger strikers are taking place and ongoing in the following prisons:

Şakran T-2: 20 people, Şakran T-3: 10 people, Şakran T-4: 15 people, Şakran Women’s Prison: 5 people, Sincan Women’s Prsion: 16 people, Tekirdağ: 10 people, Tarsus: 5 people, Bolu: 10 people, Antalya: 5 people, Hatay: 11 people, Kepsut: 10 people, Düzce: 4 people, Ceyhan: 3 people, Bayburt: 2 people, Menemen: 4 people, Gebze: 7 people, Silivri: 10 people, Bandırma: 21 people, Kırıklar: 12 people, Kandıra: 5 people.

1-İZMİR TYPE T CLOSED PRISON NO.2

Şakran T-2

1st Group: 8 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since February 15, 2017.

2-İZMİR TYPE T CLOSED PRISON NO.3

Şakran T-3

1st Group: 5 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since February 15, 2017.

2nd Group: 5 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 5, 2017.

3-İZMİR WOMEN’S CLOSED PRISON

Şakran Women’s Prison

1st Group: 5 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since February 22, 2017.

2nd Group: 2 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 6, 2017.

4-İZMİR TYPE T CLOSED PRISON NO.4

Şakran T-4

1st Group: 8 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since March 1, 2017.

2nd Group: 7 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since March 22, 2017.

5-ANKARA SİNCAN WOMEN’S CLOSED PRISON

1st Group: 7 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since February 23, 2017.

2nd Group: 9 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 3, 2017.

6-TEKİRDAĞ TYPE T CLOSED PRISON NO.1

Tekirdağ T-1

10 prisoners who started an indefinite-irreversible hunger strike on March 8, 2017 in Van Type T Prison were exiled to Tekirdağ T-1 Prison on March 16, 2017. 10 prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in Tekirdağ T-1 since.

7-TARSUS WOMEN’S CLOSED PRISON

5 political prisoners have been on an indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since March 15, 2017.

8-BOLU TYPE F HIGH SECURITY CLOSED PRISON

10 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since March 27, 2017.

9-ANTALYA TYPE L CLOSED PRISON

2 female and 3 male prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since March 30, 2017.

10-HATAY TYPE T CLOSED PRISON

11 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 1, 2017.

11-BALIKESİR TYPE L PRISON

Kepsut Type T

10 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 4, 2017.

12-DÜZCE TYPE T CLOSED PRISON

4 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 4, 2017.

13-CEYHAN TYPE M CLOSED PRISON

3 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 4, 2017.

14-BAYBURT TYPE M CLOSED PRISON

2 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 4, 2017.

15-MENEMEN TYPE T CLOSED PRISON

4 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 5, 2017.

16-GEBZE TYPE M CLOSED PRISON

Gebze Women’s Prison

7 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 5, 2017.

17-SİLİVRİ TYPE L CLOSED PRISON NO.5

10 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 5, 2017.

18-BANDIRMA PRISON

21 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 5, 2017.

19-İZMİR TYPE F HIGH SECURITY CLOSED PRISON NO.2

Kırıklar F-2

12 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 6, 2017.

20-KOCAELİ TYPE F HIGH SECURITY CLOSED PRISON NO.1

Kandıra F-1

5 political prisoners continue their indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since April 7, 2017.