Nedim Öztürk has been on hunger strike in Sincan No. 2 High Security Prison for 111 days. His sister Meral Halisdemir said that Öztürk's body began to feel numbness.

The indefinite hunger strike launched by Nedim Öztürk on 24 April with a request to be transferred to another prison, continues on its 111th day.

Öztürk was said to have lost 19 kilograms during the hunger strike and began feeling numbness in his body.

His sister Meral Halisdemir, who visited Öztürk in prison 2 days ago, noted that although he did not receive a heavy life sentence, he was kept alone in the high security prison, and that he repeatedly tried to reach the authorized institutions and individuals to get out of isolation to no avail. Halisdemir stated that it was unlawful to keep Öztürk in the High Security Prison.

Halisdemir said: “We went to see him on the 109th day of the hunger strike. He dropped from 64 kilos to 45 kilos. Numbness started in his shoulders. He has no problems with his consciousness, my brother went on strike to achieve his basic rights.”