13 prisoners on indefinite hunger strike in Izmir

More prisoners are joining hunger strikes against the isolation of Öcalan.

Thirteen prisoners in Izmir have joined the indefinite hunger strike to demand an end to the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan.

The prisoners, from Şakran Women Prison, Kırıklar number 1 and number 2 F Type as well as Şakran number 2 T Type prisons have joined the indefinite hunger strike launched by PKK and PAJK prisoners on 16 December.

The names of the 13 prisoners are as follows:

* Kırıklar Number 1 F Type Closed Prison: Abdullah Oral, Erdal Polat, Sami Öztürk.

* Kırıklar Number 2 F Type Closed Prison: Halis Dağhan, Ozan Alpkaya.

* Şakran Number 2 T Type Prison: Mehmet Durak, Nihat Ekmez, Yakup Güneş, Tanju Yıldırım, Ramazan Atabay.

* Şakran Women Prison: Rahşan Aydın, Gülten Akgül, Ebru Güden.