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Turkey: Correction to public misrepresentation of Amnesty ...
19 February 1996

News Service 30/96. AI INDEX: EUR 44/28 /96. 19 FEBRUARY 1996. TURKEY: CORRECTION TO PUBLIC MISREPRESENTATION OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S ...

Press Release       EUR 44/028/1996

Turkey: fear for safety / fear of torture: Nair Aydemir
15 February 1996

Naif Aydemir, a Kurd, aged 23, was abducted on 15 February 1996. It is feared that he may "disappear" or be tortured in custody or become the victim of an extrajudicial ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/027/1996

Turkey: Medical concern: Gulderan Baran
15 February 1996

AI has received information concerning Guldren Baran, who was tortured in police custody in August 1995. As a result of repeated hanging she has suffered damage ...

Report       EUR 44/020/1996

Turkey: fear of torture: Teyfik Eren
13 February 1996

On 12 February 1996 Teyfik Eren, editor of Govend arts magazine, was detained in Diyarbakir. It is feared that he may be subjected to torture while in incommunicado ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/026/1996

Turkey: fear of "disappearance" / fear of torture
13 February 1996

Mahmut Senturk, Devrim Senturk, Huseyin Yucedag, aged 35: the whereabouts of the three men above detained on 6 February 1996, remain unknown. AI fears that they ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/025/1996

Turkey: further information on: fear of arbitrary killing
9 February 1996

Hakan Guler, aged 24, sports teacher, Kadri Tursan, teacher, Koksal Gumus, Deputy Director, Lice National Education Branch: On 5 February 1996 AI received another ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/024/1996

Turkey: death threats / fear for safety
8 February 1996

Abdurraham Mustak, headman of Yesilyurt village and other villagers from Yesilyurt village: AI fears for the safety of Abdurrahman Mustak, who was subjected to ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/022/1996

Turkey: further information on: fear for safety: Esref Yasa and ...
8 February 1996

Esref Yasa's detention was acknowledged on 7 February 1996. Nothing is known of the two people detained with him.

Urgent Action       EUR 44/023/1996

Turkey: health concern / probable prisoner of conscience ...
6 February 1996

Former member of parliament Abdulmelik Firat, currently awaiting trial, is reported to be suffering from a serious heart condition. AI believes that consideration ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/021/1996

Turkey: fear for safety / fear of torture
2 February 1996

Mehemt Kambur, headman of Guvenkaya village, Huseyin Polat, Mustafa Doganer, Guzel Polat, Ibrahim Erdogan, Hasan Erdogan, Riza Ates, Bayram Gungoz plus an unknow ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/019/1996