Prisoners in Tekirdağ call off their hunger strike as prison administration agrees to their demands

Following the death of prisoner Vedat Erkmen in Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison on 19 December, the other prisoners said that they feared for their safety and went on an indefinite non-alternating hunger strike.

According to the announcement made by the prisoners’ families, the hunger strike was called off after 58 days after the Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison administration declared that the prisoners’ demands would be met.

Prisoners Ahmet Arif Yiyor, Habip Güler, Tufan İlbaş, Hüseyin Karadaş and Süleyman Ucakan went on an indefinite non-alternating hunger strike on 17 January, while Şahabettin Ogut, İlyas Yorgun and Ahmet Altay on 1 February. On 16 February, Ahmet Sürme, Kutbettin Onur and Yunus Konak joined the hunger strike.

The prisoners, as well as for safety, demanded that their personal belongings, radio, notebook, books and newspapers not be confiscated, and that arbitrary cell searches be stopped.

The prisoners also asked to put an end to strip searching and arbitrary moving of cells.