Ahmet Sılık, who was arrested despite being seriously ill and kept in prison for 4 years, died at the age of 78.

Sılık, who was not released for about 4 years despite a report saying that he could "not stay in prison", was eventually released on 7 May 2021.

Sılık, who was bedridden at home after his release, passed away on Friday afternoon in his home in Bayraklı district.

Sılık was buried in Bayraklı Doğançay Cemetery.

Background

Ahmet Sılık was arrested on charges of "aiding a terrorist organization", 4 days after he was taken into custody in Bayraklı district on 4 November 2011. He was released on 19 October 2012 after being imprisoned for nearly a year. He was sentenced to 6 years, 6 months and 22 days in prison at the trial before the 1st High Criminal Court, and his sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals on 21 February 2017. Sılık was arrested again on the same day. He was imprisoned in Izmir Kırıklar, Şakran and finally Menemen R Type Closed Prison.

Sılık, who was arrested at the age of 74, had previously suffered from various diseases such as prostate, diabetes, heart and high blood pressure. He had two separate surgeries because his blood vessels to the brain were blocked. He suffered a partial paralysis after his health deteriorated in prison. He then begun to lost his memory and could not meet his needs. He was not released despite the Forensic Medicine Institute's (ATK) report confirmed that he could "not live alone".

The man remained in prison for about 4 years, before being eventually released on 7 May 2021, after a report by the Administrative Observation Board. After his release, Sılık lived bedridden at home.