On 27 November political prisoners in Turkish jails went on indefinite-alternating hunger strike demanding the end of the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the ever-increasing violations in prisons.

The hunger strike is being carried out by a new group every 5 days. The protest has entered its 34th day and is being carried out by the 7th group of prisoners.

Hunger strike in Erzurum

Erzurum H Type Closed Prison is one of the prisons where the hunger strike has been taken over by the 7th group.
It was learned that prisoners Davut Kamış, Adem Çallar, Kahraman Varol, Abdülcelil Taşçı, Fahrettin Taş and Melik Polat and 4 others whose names could not be learned went on hunger strike.

PKK and PAJK statement launched the hunger strike on 27 November

In a statement released in November, PKK and PAJK prisoners said; "We are launching an indefinite five-day alternating hunger strike in groups until the absolute isolation imposed on our people is overcome.

In the meantime, we renew our call once for the CPT (Committee for the Prevention of Torture) to assume its responsibility to prevent torture and inhuman treatment, to fulfill the requirements of being an independent institution, to observe the rights violations in all prisons, especially in Imralı, and to do what is necessary. Through more organized thinking and emotion, the isolation on our Leader and the peoples can be broken and fascism can be defeated, and the resistance can be crowned with victory.

On this basis, we call on our people, the peoples living in this geography, democratic institutions and all public opinion to contribute to this process.”