Emre Abalak, 26, a cancer patient held hostage in Şırnak T Type Closed Prison, was murdered. The family said that prison officials told them that Abalak fell in the bathroom 2 days ago in prison, suffered a cerebral haemorrhage, and was therefore taken to Diyarbakır Dicle University Faculty of Medicine.

The family stated that Abalak died in the hospital on Thursday.

Emre Abalak, who was murdered by the Turkish state, was buried in his hometown Silopiya (Silopi) yesterday evening.

It was stated that Abalak had a final 20-year prison sentence. He was arrested 6 months ago.