Mehmet Salih Filiz (23), who is held in Izmir Ödemiş T Type Closed Prison and suffers from colon cancer, osteoporosis and tuberculosis, spoke to his brother Şehmuz Filiz on the phone.

'My situation is bad'

Mehmet Filiz said that his health was not good and that he had intense diarrhea and bleeding since 1 May.

Filiz said: "My ward mates make a lot of effort because of the seriousness of the situation. They asked the prison administration to intervene, but their requests are not accepted. The guards are teasing me and verbally abusing me."

Filiz added: "If I am taken to the hospital, I will stay in quarantine in a single cell for 14 days. Because of my health, I cannot stay in quarantine. We asked the prison administration to allow one of my friends to stay with me during the quarantine. Please hear my voice."