In Batman T Type Closed Prison, 15 prisoners were sentenced to 15 days of solitary confinement on the allegation of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’ for dancing halay to Kurdish songs with whistles and clapping.

The affected prisoners are İbrahim Biçecek, Erdal Doğan, İshan Kaya, Kasım Daşçı, Mehmet Emin Özer, Nurettin Dayan, Mehmet Emin Çam, Murat Güngür, Ahmet Erol, Mehmet Şirin Ari, Sait Özer, Şehmus Sevdinoğlu, Cengiz Elçi, Abdulkerim Erdoğan and Dıldar Sol.

The Disciplinary Board of the Prison Administration claimed that the prisoners made PKK propaganda by dancing to Kurdish songs.