142 prisoners on non-alternating hunger strikes in Mardin

The number of prisoners on indefinite non-alternating hunger strikes in the Mardin Type E Closed Prison demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Ocalan has risen to 142.

9 prisoners had launched an indefinite nonalternating hunger strike on January 5 in the Mardin Type E Closed Prison demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan. The number of hunger strikers has risen to 142 when new prisoners, including 14 women, joined on March 1. All prisoners have reportedly joined the hunger strike, except minors, sick prisoners and prisoners with less than one year sentence left.

Journalists Abdulkadir Turay, Ugur Akgul and Cetin Kursun, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Provincial Co-chair Ali Sincar, Nusaybin Case prisoners and Derik Co-mayor Abdulkerim Erdem who had a trustee appointed in his stead are among the hunger strikers.

The prison administration launched disciplinary inquiries against 132 prisoners on March 2.

The prisoners who have been on a hunger strike since January 5 are: Sibel Akdeniz, Bayram Demirhan, Mahsun Sen, Zana Yilmaz, Birdal Abay, Serif Demirtas, Vedat Duyus, Baris Akkus, Oktay Gul.

Mehmet Feyzi Fidan has been on a hunger strike since February 1.

The prisoners who joined the hunger strike on March 1 are: Azize Yagiz, Gulli Dasci, Sirin Erturk, Selma Demircan, Rojin Durmaz, Elif Deniz, Nubahar Ozdemir, Hevidar Aydin, Dilan Aslan, Nurcan Gunay, Simanur Pamuk, Ronahi Sirdas, Emine Erol, Ersin Cicek, Mehmet Basatlioglu, Celil Dagtekin, Ali Akyuz, Abdullah Atalay, Fikret Alam, Hasan Aslan, Selman Acet, Mahmut Inan, Serhat Basar, Selahattin Turk, Mahsun Gecgin, Ahmet Altunkaynak, Baver Basar, Omer Guler, Mahmut Aydin, Bayram Sevgin, Ramazan Kilinc, Firat Arzu, Cengiz Yusufoglu, Isa Nas, Davut Bozan, Nurullah Elis, Sinan Karabuk, Mehmet Sumbul, Ibrahim Toktas, Ugur Akgul, Aslan Ozdurak, Akar Ikbal, Abbas Elis, Sehmuz Dal, Ferhat Dogan, Ibrahim Halil Karatas, Ecevit Gokalp, Irfan Aktay, Emrah Emen, Abdulkadir Turay, Devran Akdogan, Ahmet Ayaz, Bunyamin Calhan, Necirvan Kaya, Sukru Aybek, Mehmet Ali Izci, Hasan Durak, Heval Oral, Umut Deniz Ertem, Abdurrahman Simsek, Firat Ciftci, Hamit Acu, Hamdullah Oz, Tufan Ilbas, Omer Karatas, Onur Yilmaz, Mazlum Yasa, Firat Dari, Devran Akgul, Mehmet Ektiren, Mazlum Ugurlu, Sabri Oktan, Suphi Daghan, Seyhmus Koc, Mehmet Salih Gultekin, Mehmet Zirig, Rojhat Aydin, Ilhan Dayan, Dogan Ozbahceci, Mehmet Tokay, Ali Tuna, Ferzende Aksoy, Aladdin Ecer, Osman Akbas, Sabri Komurcu, Serif Tekin, Muhiddin Dinler, Recep Yel, Mehmet Faruk Engin, Mahsum Cay, Resul Ergun, Mehmet Sukru Aykal, Abdullah Inal, Mahir Kapan, Mehmet Ceviren, Suphi Soylemez, Ilyas Dogan, Cetin Kursun, Nizamettin Yilmaz, Ihsan Seyhan, Muslum Agirman, Serhat Icen, Ebubekir Koc, Turan Kaygisiz, Sadik Tan, Erkan Benli, Nurullah Akyuz, Cumhur Altas, Dervis Akyurek, Yalcin Bulgan, Ilhami Isci, Vedat Oncu, Muhittin Durmaz, Idris Caner, Mehmet Emin Otker, Ramazan Dogan, Ibrahim Ildiz, Lokman Yalcin, Osman Bozkurt, Enes Taskin, Ebuzer Azak, Ahmet Urun, Ali Sincar, Mesut Cetin, Mesut Demircan, Ekrem Yus, Nurettin Altan, Baran Yalcin, Abdulkerim Erdem, Ramazan Azak, M. Agit Ocal, Sirac Yuksel.