One of the prisoners, Mehmet Kırdağ, drew attention to the violation of rights they are subjected to in the weekly phone call with his family.

Kırdağ said that they have been on a hunger strike for three weeks, and added that the action was launched against the increasing pressure and mistreatment in the prison.

Ban on Kurdish

Kırdağ said that prisoners are prohibited from speaking Kurdish, their access to books is prevented, they are subjected to mistreatment during their transfers to hospitals and are subjected to various torture methods.