Turkey: Fear of torture: Huseyin Aksoy, Zohre Aksoy (f), Tacim Simsek, Muruvvet Gunel (f), Sukru Tas, Kemal Yadirgi, Seyda Gul (f), Huseyin Demirli, Kiraz Ozcan (f), Emine Akcan (f), Ismet Dursun, Osman; and 18 others whose names are not yet known to AI

Thirty suspected members of the illegal Turkish Revolutionary Communist Party (TDKP), including those named above, were arrested in Istanbul on 4 January 1995. They are being held incommunicado at the Anti-Terror Branch of Istanbul Police Headquarters, where it is feared that they are being tortured during interrogation. The authorities are reportedly authorized to hold them until 17 January.

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