Category Archives: Custody

Evrensel: Torture with sugar to diabetic patient under custody!

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Nurse Hazal Kangal was taken into custody while she was on her emergency service shift. Nurse Kangal, who was on duty in Ankara, Basbakanlik during Gezi resistance had been on call for 24 hours when she was taken into custody for “being flagged” on another incident. Kangal was detained before within the scope of Hopa case, for attending the protests [...] → Read the full article…

Etha: A letter from a detainee of the Armutlu resistance

Sevinç Dok, who was detained during the Armutlu resistance, which lasted for several days, told her experience in the prison in a letter that she sent. Dok stated that the detainees are getting the news. “Our minds are at peace, we know that we have been falsely accused.” She adds, “we are not giving up eating the bread until its [...] → Read the full article…

Friends, companions, comrades!

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Hello friends, comrades! First of all, I salute you with the Taksim revolts unabated excitement. As one of the captives of this revolt, I see all of your never ending determination and celebrate your courageous, honorable actions. Friends, companions, comrades! On these days, we witnessed the collapse of the wall of fear and turning to a massive movement. Taksim has been [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Those 20 days I spent in Gezi Park were the best days of the 22 years I have had so far

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A verdict has been reached on the trial of Yusufcan Yildirim who has been accused of having ties with four independent illegal organizations.  We discussed his 2-year-1-month long sentence and his days under custody following the Gezi protest. A verdict has been reached on the trial of Yusufcan Yildirim, an undergraduate majoring in political science at Ankara University. He will [...] → Read the full article…

I couldn’t think of a slogan!

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Hello, Cuss-words aside, the participants of Gezi protests created many innovative slogans since the beginning of the Resistance. Among them, one captured my attention: “I couldn’t think of a slogan!”. The writer of this slogan took the streets to express his feelings through graffiti. I guess, s/he couldn’t come up with anything about what was going on and wrote instead, [...] → Read the full article…

Radikal: I am a Looter (Çapulcu) in prison and I miss you, my brothers and sisters – Kubilay İyit

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Kubilay Yiğit is a Master’s student in the Faculty of Fine Arts Musicology Department of Dokuz Eylül University. He was taken into custody in a dawn raid on 20th June as a consequence of the Gezi Park events. He was arrested on the 23rd of June and transferred to Kırıklar F Type prison. He wrote a letter to his comrades [...] → Read the full article…

habersoL: Gezi detainee talked about what he went through in Metris prison; ‘The inmates were recounting their murders’

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Umut Akgül, who was arrested during the Gezi Park protests, talked about what he went through in the cells of Metris Prison where he was held alongside homicide suspects . Akgul was not allowed to sleep for days, was forced to fast and shown news clippings of murders .. The prison attorney’s response was, “This is the prison, enjoy it!” [...] → Read the full article…

Etha: Tunç ‘Let them come and take us too’

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Haydar Tunç, who is the father of Hasan Tunç who is 20 years old and one of the arrestees of Gezi resistance, believes his son was arrested to take revenge due to the Taksim Gezi Park actions. Tunç stated: “This process is not an organizational operation process. My child is a member of a legally acknowledged party. Being a member [...] → Read the full article…

Radikal: Burcu Sarak tells what she’s gone through in the Gezi lockup

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Music group Grup Abdal’s singer Burcu Sarak was taken into custody on the 6th of July. Her mother was also taken into custody because she didn’t want to let the police take her daughter. Burcu Sarak tells what she has gone through in the detention house: “They made my friend strip stark naked; they insulted and swore me; they didn’t [...] → Read the full article…

A Statement from Mücella Yapıcı for Taksim Solidarity in the Court

Mücella Yapıcı: I am a 62 year-old woman who owns no property and has to work despite my many health issues. If I wanted I would be in a totally different position but that’s what I chose in life. I didn’t earn any income, not even one penny, illegally, or dishonestly. I am speaking up because there is a police [...] → Read the full article…