E/CN.4/1993/26 page 107 487. Erdogan Kizilkaya was arrested in Kayseri, central Turkey, on 4 August 1991. At police headquarters he was made to lie on the floor and then trampled upon; electric shocks were applied to his penis, hands and feet and he was beaten with a truncheon. 488. Semsettin Kocak was arrested in Van at the end of September 1991 and taken to the political branch of Van police headquarters. During his detention he was reportedly subjected to beating, cold water under pressure, electric shocks and being hit with sandbags. 489. Yusufhan Zorba, board member of the Van branch of the Turkish Human Rights Association (IHD); Mehmet Sirin Zorba; Senar Turgut, film producer; Muhittin Aksin; Sakir Kanat, member of the Van branch of IHD; Cemal Kocat, member of the Van branch of IHD; Hüseyin Karakoyun; Sehmuz Karakoyun; Hayrettin Yacan and Salih Bagi were arrested in a police operation in Van at the end of September 1991. Their homes were raided and they were reportedly beaten while being taken away for interrogation. They were taken to the political branch of Van police headquarters, where the beating reportedly continued. They were also suspended by the wrists. 490. Rauf Yildiz, Murat Günes, Ibrahim Burakmak and Hanifi Eser were reportedly arrested on 3 November 1991 in Diyarbakir and taken to police headquarters where they were reportedly tortured. Methods included suspension by the wrists, spraying with cold water at high pressure and beating with a truncheon. 491. Refik Akin was detained on 29 January 1992 by security forces in Sazlibasi village, Korkut district of Mus, in south-east Turkey. He was allegedly beaten while forced to lie naked in the snow. As a result of this treatment, he died on 1 February in Elazig State Hospital. 492. Fahri Tirpan, Haydar Emrah, Coskun Kilickaya, Bektas Ozkan, Ali Ozkan, Gazi Köksal, Ali Haydar Emre and Ercan Karatas were arrested on 10 January 1992 in a police operation in Ankara and taken to the first branch (political police) of Ankara police headquarters where they were reportedly beaten, subjected to cold water under pressure and made to stand for long periods. 493. Mehmet Celik, of Basbug village, near Silvan, was arrested on 9 January 1992 and taken to the Batman gendarmerie regimental headquarters. For several days he was held in a cell so small that he could only stand up in it. He was also stripped naked, hung by the arms and given electric shocks as well as sprayed with cold water under pressure. 494. Celil Beyazgul, taxi driver and journalist at the Yeni Ulke newspaper, was arrested on 24 March 1992 and taken to the premises of the security services at Urfa where, for three days, he was reportedly tortured. 495. Sükrü Yilmaz was arrested on 4 March 1992 in the Sagosele district of Besiri, south-east Turkey, and taken to the Batman gendarmerie headquarters where he was reportedly tortured. An examination carried out by independent doctors after his release showed that he had injuries in the genital region,