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On 30 October, 6 villagers and another son of Savme Durmaz, aged 10, were
reported also to have been detained when they went to inquire about the fate
of Savme and S
¸ükrü Durmaz. They were allegedly tortured and released two days
later in very poor physical condition.
752. Gökhan Demirkiran was one of four persons reportedly arrested in Istanbul
at a press conference during which a number of persons declared themselves to
be conscientious objectors to military service. After his arrest he was
allegedly tortured and wounds were observed on his body during a subsequent
appearance in court.
753. Francos Marcos, a citizen of Kenya, was held in Silopi refugee camp near
the border with northern Iraq. On 4 January 1994, the camp administration
reportedly told the refugees to move their tents to an area near the perimeter
of the camp covered with rubbish and excrement and the site of daily armed
clashes between government troops and rebels. Many of the refugees resisted
the order to move, whereupon the police allegedly fired shots into the air
and drove armoured vehicles at the refugees assembled in the camp square.
Francos Marcos was allegedly run over by a vehicle, which caused him severe
injuries. Emergency surgery was performed on him at the State hospital in
Diyarbakir. On 17 January he was certified fit for discharge, although he had
been fitted with a urethral catheter which had to be changed every three weeks
and could be removed only after two months. He was also prescribed bed rest
for 30 days and orthopaedic supervision. It was alleged that he had been
discharged prematurely because the Government was refusing to pay for his
treatment and the hospital was unable or unwilling to cover the cost. He was
being tentatively kept in the psychiatric ward due to emotional difficulties,
but it was feared that he was not receiving adequate medical treatment for his
injuries.
754. On 11 October 1994 the Government replied that Francisco Marcos had been
injured when he was caught between the crowd and a stationary police vehicle.
He was receiving treatment at the American Hospital in Gaziantep and would be
discharged following his full convalescence.
755. Mehmet Sen, a member of the Democracy Party Provincial Management
Committee, was reportedly arrested on 26 March 1994 at his cafe in Nizip,
Gaziantep, by four policemen. They told Mehmet Sen that they were taking him
to Security to give a statement, but when his wife inquired with the Security
authorities in Nizip, Antep, Birecik and Urfa to determine the whereabouts
of her husband, each denied that they had taken him into custody. On
30 March 1994, Mehmet Sen’s body, displaying signs of severe torture, was
found in the mountains near the village of Karpuzalan. Although two bullet
wounds were found neither had any traces of blood, seemingly indicating that
he had previously died of torture.
756. Abdulrezak Ikincisoy and his two sons, Halil Ikincisoy and
Mehmet Sah Ikincisoy, were arrested on 22 November 1993 and taken to Market
police station in Diyarbakir. During the trip to the station they were
allegedly continuously beaten. At the police station, Halil was further
beaten and Abdulrezak was assaulted with an iron bar. The detainees were then
transferred to riot police headquarters. There Halil was allegedly made to
strip and was subjected to pressurized water and beatings. He was deprived of
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