Human rights activists Leman Yurtsever, Musa Kiliç, Sen Süer Kaya, Kivanç Sert, Nimet Tanrikulu, Zaide Honca, Ümit Efe, Zehra (Gül) Yilmaz and approximately 100 others, who were detained on 28 September 1999, have been released. They are expected to face charges of assembling in a public place without permission. They were reportedly ill-treated while in custody. Another activist, Saban Dayanan, was detained and beaten by police on 29 September. He has since been released.
