The indefinite-irreversible hunger strikes launched by political prisons in several prisons across Turkey with demand of an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, siege on Kurdish towns and rights violations in prisons continue.

As the hunger strike in İzmir's Şakran Prison is on its 63rd day, those in many prisons have reached day 50.

According to the figures of Libertarian Lawyers' Platform (ÖHD), at least 300 prisoners are on indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in 33 prisons across Turkey.

ŞAKRAN T-2

Names of the prisoners in the first group of the hunger strike launched in İzmir Şakran Prison T-2 on February 15 are: Eren Tekin, Sinan Ekmekçi, Mustafa Akar, Cengiz Doğan, Necdet Kaya, Murat Duran, Kasım Özdemir and Erhan Aryüz.

Names of the prisoners in the other group who joined the hunger strike on April 6 are: Zeki Yiğit, Tanju Yıldırım, Cahit Ayaz, Şahin Aslan, Yakup Güneş, Mahmut Aba, Adnan Kılıç, Cemal Günsel, Mehmet Değirmenci, Faruk Kara, Ramazan Atabey and Mehmet Yavuz.

ŞAKRAN T-3

Prisoners on hunger strike in Şakran Prison T-3 since February 15 are: Zana Yatkın, İhsan Balkaş, Özgür Güçlü, Özkan Yaşar and Aslan İlhan.

Prisoners who joined the hunger strike on April 5 are: Suat Gürbüz, Mehmet Ümit, İsmail Genç, Murat Durak and Halis Ural.

Prisoners who joined the hunger strike on April 10 are: Fettah Yıldırım, İrfan Oğur, Murat Aydın, Mikail Çağrısı, Rojhat Jırelman, Hayati Engin and İbrahim Erkılıç.

ŞAKRAN WOMEN'S PRISON

The hunger strike launched by 7 female in Şakran Women's Prison on February 22 continues with the participation of Hürriyet Doğan, Mahsume Şedal, Cihan Asi, Meryem Söylemez and Derya Moray.

Prisoners in the second group who joined the hunger strike on April 6 are: Hafize Toprak and Ebru Güden.

ŞAKRAN T-4

Prisoners on hunger strike in Şakran Prison T-4 since March 1 are: Abdullah Aksu, Yusuf Özdemir, Roni Yavuz, Muhammet Biru, Şivan Bilik, Ahmet Azad Hacıhemu, Nayıf Yarğın and Veysi Kaya.

Prisoners on hunger strike in Şakran Prison T-4 since March 2 are: Devran Makas, Hasan Kasım, Enver Ahmet, Serkan Şahin, Mehmet Emin Dağ, Veysel Yakar and Kamuran Nas.

Prisoners in the third group are: Roger Tirej Özalp, Tuna Aydın, Ömer Akdaş, Onur Cem Ertemur and Abdullah Önül.

SİNCAN

16 prisoners are joining the hunger strike in Sincan Women's Closed Prison in Turkish capital Ankara.

Prisoners in the first group on hunger strike since February 23 are: Sosin Şengül, Jiyan Ateş, Nilüfer Şahin, Fatma Gökhan, Leyla Uyanık, Şivekar Ataş and Reyhan Kavak.

Prisoners in the second group on hunger strike since April 3 are: Sedef Demir, Elif Çetinbaş, Şehriban Zuğurlu, Şehrivan Çoban, Şilan Çetiner, Zeynep Sipçik, Binnur Yıldız, Rojda Enez and Berrin Sarı.

TEKİRDAĞ

10 prisoners in Tekirdağ No 1 Type T Closed Prison are on indefinite-irreversible hunger strike since March 8.

10 prisoners on hunger strike in Van Type T Closed Prison were transferred to Tekirdağ T-1 on March 16. Prisoners continued their hunger strike here.

Prisoners on hunger strike are: Mahsum Yüksekbağ, Abdullah Aydın, Mesut Yabalak, Yunus Konak, Dilgeş Yaşar, Kerem Karagöz, İlyas Yorgun, Gani Kaya, Taner Aslan and İsmail Berka.

TARSUS

5 prisoners -Sinem Oğuz, Fatime Demir, Nurşen Tekin, Aycan Özdoğan and Saadet Akın- are on hunger strike in Tarsus Women's Closed Prison since March 15.

ERZİNCAN

Prisoners on indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in Erzincan Type T Closed Prison since March 15 are: Yılmaz Günay, Salih Kaya, Murat Bakır, Ömer Tutuş, Mahmut Buğrahan, Zülküf Ortaç, Ramazan Durman, Savcı Yıldız, Hikmet Karakuş, Hakan İnce, Alaatin Demir, Adem Karadeniz and Sedat Akın.

BOLU

Prisoners in the first group on hunger strike in Bolu Type F Prison since March 27 are: Mehmet Nuri Tanış, Mehmet İlhan, Hüseyin Yıldırım, Mahmut Balkaş, Nevzat Öztürk, Fahrettin Kocakaya, Mehmet Tarık Dağtaş, Aziz Yalçın, Kenan Karaaslan and Fethi Oktay.

Prisoners in the second group on hunger strike since April 11 are: Recep Bekir, Ali Dalaban, Mahmut Yamalak, Savaş Barik, Süphan Delen, Murat Çetin Kaya, Murat Satılmış and Özkan Kart.

SİİRT

Prisoners on hunger strike in Siirt Type E Closed Prison since March 29 are: Sevim Ekin, Şerif Göngen, Zekeriya Seven, Zeki Cengiz, Yavuz Ödümlü and Mustafa Gündüz.

5 prisoners in Siirt Type E Closed Prison are on hunger strike since April 10 and 2 others since April 12.

ANTALYA

Two prisoners in Antalya Type L Closed Prison went on hunger strike on March 30, and they were joined by 30 other prisoners on April 15.

Names of the prisoners on hunger strike are: Gurbet Öztürk, Hacire Çay, Kasım Benek, Feridun Demir, Özkan Aslan, Erkan Yaşar, Muzbah Acar, Emrah Salhan, Mehmet Aktaş, Şervan Yılmaz, Emrullah Çah, Şerafettin Doğan, Emre Can Demir, Şemsettin Edem, Rezan Cengiz, Ramazan Memiş, Ferhat Kaya, Mazlum Efe, Tuncay Çiçek, Sezar Özkan, Yıldırım Temel.

Names of the other 11 prisoners couldn't be reached.

HATAY

11 prisoners are on hunger strike in Hatay Prison since April 1.

MUĞLA

6 prisoners are on hunger strike in Muğla Type E Closed Prison since April 1.

BALIKESİR

10 prisoners are on hunger strike in Balıkesir Kepsut Type L Prison since April 3.

DÜZCE

4 prisoners are on hunger strike in Düzce Type T Closed Prison since April 4. Their names are: Yılmaz Çelik, Süleyman Benzer, Aydın Akış and Mehmet Erbay.

ADANA

Burhan Çelik, Mehmet Taç and Mazlum Erdem in Ceyhan Type Closed Prison are on hunger strike since April 4 and they were joined by 4 other prisoners on April 14.

OSMANİYE

6 prisoners are on hunger strike in Osmaniye No:2 Type T Closed Prison since April 10. Their names are: Ahmet Altay, Sinan Koyuncu, Recep Kaya, Sedat Aydın, İnan Akın and Hasan Muhammed İbiş.

BAYBURT

2 prisoners went on hunger strike in Bayburt Type M Closed Prison on April 4. They were joined by 3 other prisoners on April 10 and 6 others on April 14. Their names are: Murat Aslan, Metin Ayna, Serfinaz Demirel, Zeynep Erdem, Leyla Aşkan, Sevda Arcan, Sevgi Akagündüz, Cihan Öner, Delila Roj Erkmen, Neslihan Çetin and Nurcan Ersöz.

MENEMEN

Prisoners on hunger strike in Menemen Type T Closed Prison since April 5 are: Hasan Acar, Cengiz Atsız, Abdülkadir Kap and İmam Özer.

GEBZE

7 prisoners are on hunger strike in Gebze Type M Women's Closed Prison since April 5. Their names are: Zeliha Kocaman, Zeynep Taşgir, Özlem Söyler, Şehnaz Şahin, Ruşen Erdem, Newroz Bozkurt and Berivan Erol.

SİLİVRİ

Names of the 10 prisoners on hunger strike in Silivri No:5 Type L Closed Prison since April 5 are: Muhammet Ahmed, İhsan Tüzün, Muhlis Emin Altay, Ekrem Gün, Eğit Bilge, Ercan Uğurlu, Selman Gölbaşı, Gani Çelik, Zafer Sağlam and Fırat Kayalıdağ.

BANDIRMA

21 prisoners are on hunger strike in Bandırma Prison since April 5. Their names are:

Emir Yüce, Murat Kepenek, Mehmet Emin Yıldırım, Kerem Budak, Engin Okutucu, Maşallah Eren, Yunus Üşümüş, Agit Yılmaz, Şahin Geges, Abdullah Kaya, Metin Gezen, Mikail Bilgin, Hamza Altun, Şeyhmus Can, Cihan Ubraş, Kamil İzgi, Fesih Taş, Yusuf Serhat Bilgis, Hasan Abit, Ümit Ağırbaş and one other with the last name Taş.

KIRIKLAR

5 prisoners are on hunger strike in Kırıklar Type F Prison since April 10. Their names are: Enes Adlım, Nezir Güneş, Fehmi Yavuz, Güven Suvarioğulları and İsmail Çevik.

ELAZIĞ

2 prisoners -Yaprak Taşçı and Nazlı Soglin- are on hunger strike in Elazığ Type T Closed Prison since April 7.

ADANA

5 prisoners are on hunger strike in Adana Type F Prison since April 7.

KANDIRA

5 prisoners -Zeki Yıldırım, Utku Üstün, Cezmi Kartal, Zennur Durdi and İbrahim Kaya- are on hunger strike in Kandıra No:1 Type F Prison since April 8. Another prisoner, Sona Mengütay joined them on April 10.

SİVEREK

Ayten Tikit and Zeynep Kiyar are on hunger strike in Siverek Type T Closed Prisonsince April 8.

GAZİANTEP

5 prisoners -Ömer Yiğit, Özgür İsnaç, Müslüm Kaya, Ahmet Saraç and Süleyman Kaya – are on hunger strike in Gazientep Type H Closed Prison since April 10.

BOLU

8 prisoners are on hunger strike in Bolu Type F Closed Prison since April 11.

ALANYA

2 prisoners are on hunger strike in Alanya Type L Prison since April 11.

BAKIRKÖY

5 prisoners - Nesrin Akgül, Şilan Okut, Ece Gökdağ, Esma Başkale and Zozan Çiçek – are on hunger strike in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison since April 10.

TOKAT

5 prisoners -Rojhat Aydın, Mehmet Yiğit, Sinan Sayık, Mert Sönmez and Mehmet Oğur- are on hunger strike in Tokat Type T Closed Prison since April 11.

ESKİŞEHİR

3 prisoners are on hunger strike in Eskişehir Type H Closed Prison since April 13.

MALATYA

3 prisoners are on hunger strike in Malatya Prison since April 14.

SAMSUN

11 prisoners are on indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in Samsun Vezirköprü M Type Closed Prison since April 1.