E/CN.4/1996/35/Add.1 page 136 726. Mehmet Sem had reportedly been arrested at his cafe in Nizip, Gaziantep, by four policemen on 26 March 1994 and his body was discovered four days later displaying signs of severe torture. The Government replied that the body in fact displayed no signs of torture. The autopsy showed that his death was due to fractures of the skull and internal bleeding. The preliminary investigation on the case was carried out by the office of the chief public prosecutor of Gaziantep province and the gendarmerie headquarters and the perpetrators of the act were currently being sought. 727. Abdulrezak Ikincisoy and his sons, Halil Ikincisoy and Mehmet S ¸ah Ikincisoy, had allegedly been tortured following their arrest on 22 November 1993 in Diyarbakir. The Government stated that it had been established through medical reports that neither Abdulrezak nor Halil Ikincisoy was subjected to torture. Mehmet S ¸ah was not taken into custody, but was being sought as a fugitive offender. 728. Replies were also received from the Government with respect to a number of previously issued urgent appeals. These replies are summarized in the paragraphs below. 729. On 12 July 1994 the Special Rapporteur had sent an urgent appeal on behalf of Recep Maras ¸li, Nursan Balci (female), Nuran Çamli (female), Murat Satik, Bahriye Satik (female), Orhan Ates ¸ and Ergül Kiyak, who were reportedly being held incommunicado at the Anti-Terror branch of Istanbul police headquarters. Nurcan Balci had been transferred to hospital on 10 July, as a result of fractures to her kneecap and spine allegedly sustained from torture. A further appeal was transmitted on 20 July 1994 on behalf of Recep Maras ¸li, based on allegations received that he had been blindfolded, given electric shocks and beatings, including to the soles of his feet, and was being denied medical attention. On 3 January 1995 the Government replied that these persons had been charged in connection with publishing materials on behalf of the PKK. The relevant juridical authorities had on 21 July 1994 decided for the arrest of Recep Maras ¸li and Ergül Kiyak. None of the persons had so far lodged any complaints or taken legal proceedings on the ground of torture and it was established through medical reports that they were not subjected to torture or ill-treatment. 730. The Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal on 14 July 1994 on behalf of Mehmet Fida Alin, a former official of the Democracy Party (DEP), who was reportedly detained in Adana on 11 July 1994 and whose whereabouts were unknown. The Government replied on 3 January 1994 that he had been arrested on a charge of participating in the activities of the PKK and was placed in Adana E-type prison and transferred to the Konya prison on 26 October 1994. His relatives had visited him 13 times between 13 July and 26 October 1994. 731. On 15 August 1994 the Special Rapporteur sent an appeal on behalf of Berivan Kutlay (female), Seyfettin Tepe, Nevzat Bulut, Mustafa Aladag ˇ, journalists with the newspaper Özgür Ülke, who were reportedly detained on 10 August 1994 in Ag ˇri and were being held at the Anti-Terror branch. On 3 January 1994 the Government replied that these persons had not lodged any complaint or taken any legal proceedings on the ground of torture and it had been established through medical reports they were not subjected to torture or ill-treatment in detention.