Emrah Yakut is jailed in Erzurum Dumlu No. 1 High Security Prison. Yakut told his family that he was subjected to violence during an open visit on July 13.

According to the prisoner’s mother, Sebiha Yakut, who lives in Van province, her son told her that “The guards will kill me.”

Yakut’s mother stated that prison administration kept family members waiting in front of the prison for a long while and they could have an open visit only after they expressed their reaction to prison administration.

The mother added that about 50 guards were waiting in the corridor as she was on her way the visiting room. “When I reached the room, the guards waiting in the corridor dragged my son in. We asked him what had happened, and he told me that the guards were going to kill him.”

The mother said that his son was subjected to severe violence and that he had bruises on his face and blood stains under his ears.

“When I asked the guards to bring water to my son, they brought only a sip of water in a glass. My son did not drink the water, saying that he didn't have the strength to raise his arm and drink the water. I helped him drink it. When we asked him why the guards beat him, he replied that ‘they beat me because I don't accept their impositions.’ My son also said that the guards gave him an injection after which he experienced a loss of memory,” she remarked.

Mother Yakut also revealed that her son has not been given food for a few days. “When I asked the guards why they did not give him any food, they claimed that, ‘Our food is not good, so your son does not eat it’,” the mother said.

“I appeal to all mothers: Everyone should raise their voice against violations of rights in prisons. Do not let dead bodies come out of prisons. They are all our children; we demand our rights. They may have already killed my son in prison right now,” she concluded.