E/CN.4/1993/26 page 113 526. Ferudun Yazar, Felemez Baskaya, Sakir Alay, Kemal Okutan, Marun Cakmak, Güven Ozatay, Cabbar Gezici, Sabahattin Ozaslaner, Hamit Geylani, Cemal Saruhan and Günes Unsal. According to the reports, these members of the Peoples' Labor Party (HEP) were arrested at the end of September 1992 in the framework of an inquiry launched by the Prosecution Office of Ankara State Security Court (SSC) in connection with the HEP Congress held in Ankara on 19 September 1992. The detainees were taken to the Ankara police headquarters for interrogation. (5 October 1992) 527. Ahmet Erkan, student; Zeki Gürbüz, student; Mustafa Peköz, student; Ufuk Tan, student; Hasan Polat, student; Celal Meral, from Camliça district; Yildiz Meral (female), wife of Celal, from Camliça district; Ziya Ulusoy, from Camliça district; Duriye Sezgin (female), from Camliça district; Mehmet Ustündag, from Camliça district; Meryem Temur (female), from Camliça district; Ali Bolat, from Bahcelieuler district; Hüseyin Kiliç, from Bahcelieuler district; Tülay Mercan (female), from Bahcelieuler district; Gülay Mercan (female), sister of Tülay, from Bahcelieuler district; Iman Hüssyin Demir, from Bahcelieuler district; Ibrahim Timur Isik; Naci Uzun, reporter for Emegin Bayraqi (Flag of Labour) and Hülya Uzun (female), wife of Naci Uzun. In the course of an operation carried out by the police in Istanbul between 4 and 6 November, a total of 26 people were detained including the above-mentioned. Reportedly, none of them was immediately registered as detained with the prosecutor's office at Istanbul State Security Court, as is required by the detention procedures. However, after several days in unacknowledged police custody, 23 of them were registered on 8 November and authorization was granted to the police to hold them for 15 days. These detainees were held in incommunicado detention at the Anti-Terror Branch of Istanbul police headquarters. Celal Meral, Ziya Ulusoy and Mehmet Ustündag, however, had not yet been registered. (19 November 1992) 528. Sükrü Yilmaz, Habip Yilmaz, Irfan Solak, Salih Solak, Bahri Gitmez, Serhat Baytar, M Sirin Dogan, Resul Balta, Ebubekir Günes, Nuri Adlik, Tahsin Adlik and Haci Adlik. According to the reports, they were taken into custody on various dates beginning on 16 October 1992 and were being held at Batman police headquarters. Neither relatives nor lawyers had been permitted access to them and the public prosecutor had reportedly given no indications as to how long they would be held. (25 November 1992) 529. Mahmut Ozkan, and his son, Lokman, aged 15; Halil Ozkan and his sons Abdullah and Cengiz, aged 17; Omer Ozkan and his son Mahmut, aged 14; Rusen Ozkan, aged 14; Nezan Ozkan, aged 15; Cuco Ozkan, aged 14. On 21 November 1992, the security forces reportedly detained some 50 people in Viransehir, province of Sanlturfa, including these members of the Ozkan family. On that day at 10.00 a.m., six police officers searched the house of Omer Ozkan. During the search a man was found in the house who was wanted by the police. Subsequently, the police also searched the homes of Omer Ozkan's brothers Mahmut and Halil and detained them as well as the members of their families (named above) present in their homes at the time. The police were said to have since carried out daily searches of the same houses. The detainees were taken to Sanlturfa and reportedly held incommunicado at the Anti-Terror Branch of Sanlturfa police headquarters. (1 December 1992)