The use of colored pencils has been banned in Tekirdað 1 F Type Closed Prison No 1 owing to the circular of Ministry of Justice, which was issued 3 years ago. Calling to painters and artists, prisoner Mürteza Dað stated; “The sensibility call you will make for the removal of the circular, will bring the ‘colors’ back to our lives.”

Besides the torture and isolation applications in F Type prisons, which are claimed to be designed in accordance with European Union (EU) rules, it came to light that  even colored pencils are banned for prisoners. The application, which was implemented in conjuction with the circular of Ministry of Justice, has one more laid bare that F Type prisons pay no attention to the rulings of Human Rights Contract.

CALL TO PAINTERS

Tekirdað 1 F Type Closed Prison No 1 prisoner Mürteza Dað wrote a letter, remarking that they can’t get colored pencils to draw pictures. On his letter, Dað made a “sensibility” call to artists and painters, asking for their support.

Dað mentioned that the circular of Ministry of Justice, which restrains prisoners from using colored pencils and has been applied for 3 years , creates big difficulties in drawing pictures.

Dað emphasized that his personal applications to Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Assembly Human Rights Board of Review remained inconclusive, making a call to painters as a last resort, to make an attempt for the removal of the law.

Translation: Berna Ozgencil