Deaths of Ali Caymar and Zeynel Karatas
Over the Christmas period two more political prisoners on hunger strike have died in Turkey.
A protest will take place at the Turkish Embassy in Dublin on Thursday 10th
January at 6pm.
All activists and supporters welcome.
(The Turkish Embassy is at 11 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Nearest bus
is No. 7 from O Connell Street to Jurys Hotel, Ballsbridge. Clyde Road is
behind the American Embassy. Nearest DART station is Lansdowne Road.)
Ali Caymar
Ali Caymar of the TIKB - Revolutionary Communist League Of Turkey - is the 83rd Martyr of the revolutionary prisoners Death Fast struggle.
Ali Camyar, 32, died in hospital in the western city of Izmir on Wednesday after fasting for about nine months, the prisoners' solidarity group Ozgur Tayad said. The Turkish Association of Human Rights said Mr Camyar died from tuberculosis after starvation had weakened his immune system.
Camyar was jailed for 18 years in 1996 for membership of an outlawed group of revolutionary communists.He has been on Death Fast for 256 days. He was born in 1970 in the city of Ordu. he began his Death Fast action on May 11, 2001. He was imprisoned in 1996 in Izmir. He lived through the state security forces' attack in Bergama prison and transferred to Buca prison. Following the opening of Kiriklar F-type prison this time he was transferred to there together with other political prisoners. He was also subjected to torture but he continued to resist.
When his health was critically poor he was taken to Izmir State Hospital. He was also suffering from tuberculosis. By law he should be released because of his illness but this process was deliberately delayed for 5 weeks.
And he lost his life on January 2, 2002 and became the 83rd martyr of the resistance.
Zeynel Karatas
Zeynel Karatas is the 84th Martyr in the death fast resistance.
He was born in 1977 in Dersim. He died today at the Tekirdag F-type prison.
Zeynel Karatas was a member of TKP (ML) and was arrested in December 2000. He was of the fourth resistance team. He preferred to take part in 4th team of Death Fast volunteers rather than being released early. He preferred death for a dignified life.
He lost his life on January 5, 2002 at 00.30.