TO ALL EUROPEANS, TORTURE IS BEING BROUGHT TO EUROPE TORTURERS, RAPISTS AND MURDERERS ARE COMING TO EUROPE The Hunger Strike, which was begun on October 20, 2000 in Turkey's prisons, was converted into a Death Fast on November 19. The demands are: The closure of the 'F' Type cell prisons. Law 3713 with all its consequences must be abolished. The Tripartite Protocol must be abolished. The State Security Courts and all the consequences flowing from them must be abolished. At regular intervals, the prisons must be supervised by delegations of lawyers, doctors, prisoners' families, representatives of relevant non-governmental organisations and the Association of Judicial Personnel. Those responsible for the massacre and torture of our friends in Buca, Umraniye, Diyarbakir, Ulucanlar, Burdur prisons must be swiftly indicted and punished. Our friends who are suffering from various ailments or from the Death Fast or were wounded in operations in the prisons and have had no medical treatment are to be released. Those who tortured our sons and daughters when they were detained are to be put on trial in a manner accessible to public opinion. All anti-democratic laws which impede the struggle for people's democracy and freedom must be abolished, there must be an end to the oppression of the Kurdish nation and other national minorities. Where the integration phase of Turkey with Europe is concerned, this also means carrying the inhuman conditions in the prisons, which created the basis for the Death Fast, to Europe. The European Union which tries to include Turkey, also imports inhuman practices into Europe. The institutions, political parties, governments, states and peoples of Europe should know this fact. HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY ARE SYSTEMATICALLY VIOLATED Police stations in Turkey are torture centres. The police HQs, military garrisons, secret buildings of Turkish national intelligence are torture centres. Up to the present, hundreds of thousands of our people have been tortured in these centres. Thousands of women and men were raped. Thousands of our people were massacred. Several European institutions are aware of at least the majority of these cases of torture and massacre. Because of these cases of torture, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Turkey on many occasions. Today, that is, in the year 2000, nothing has changed. That same Turkey, without any change, has become part of the EU. Europe, which condemned Turkey in the past because of its criminal activities against humanity, is ignoring the crimes of Turkey now and is becoming an accomplice of Turkey. The prisons of Turkey are the massacre centres. Besides the systematic violations of the captives' rights, these are the places where torture and mass murder takes place. Never mind protecting rights, lives are in danger in the prisons. On September 21, 1995 in Buca Prison, three political prisoners were beaten to death; on January 6, 1996 in Umraniye Prison, four political prisoners were beaten to death; on September 24, 1996 in Diyarbakir Prison, ten political prisoners were beaten to death; on September 26, 1999 in Ulucanlar Prison, ten political prisoners were killed by torture and gunshots. Also, hundreds of political prisoners were left handicapped after the operations by the security forces. Dozens of prisoners have died of illnesses because of ill treatment in the prisons. Thousands of prisoners have serious medical problems in these torture centres which are called prisons. Today, that is, in the year 2000, nothing has changed. On top of all these, they are trying to change the existing ward-type prisons into cell-type prisons. The prisoners' lives were already at risk when they were living together in wards. By putting them into individual cells the authorities are trying to take away all possibility of them defending themselves. Turkey wants more freedom to kill in prisons. Europe knows all these things. All the European states, politicians and law practitioners know these facts very well. To embrace Turkey while knowing all these things means being an accomplice in all these inhuman practices in prisons. The streets of Turkey are places where those who defend their rights are beaten and killed. Whether permitted or not, all democratic activities are subject to police attack. Young or old, men or women, children or adults. all those who take part in demonstrations are subjected to the attacks of the security forces. It is free to beat and kill the workers, civil servants, women, youth, students, pensioners and all sections of the people who are using their constitutional right - participating in demonstrations - to defend their rights. There is no permission to use existing rights of participating in unions and other legal rights. Today, that is, in the year 2000, nothing has changed. Europe knows these things very well. There is no need to enumerate the violations one by one. These are "ordinary" things we come across on the streets. It will be enough to watch any of the television news. Our fathers, mothers and young girls are dragged on the streets and our people are subjected to savage attacks. The Europe which welcomes Turkey will also carry this reality onto its own streets. In Turkey there is no freedom of thought and freedom of taking part in organisations. Laws in Turkey regulate the ban on thoughts. Opposing massacres, torture, violations of human rights and tyranny in Turkey, defending a dignified life and democratic liberties and propagating these thoughts are forbidden. Almost every day many journalists who oppose the regime are detained, tortured and receive decades-long imprisonment. Newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV channels are closed and their editors and responsible editors are sent to prison. In today's Turkey, if you are a journalist, it is normal to be imprisoned for a time. Besides all this, Turkey is known for the highest number of cases of imprisonment and murder of journalists. The streets of Turkey were the scene of the murder of a 17-year-old newspaper distributor. Today, that is, in the year of 2000, nothing has changed. Europe knows well the censorship and punishment of press. The ECHR has also condemned Turkey for this on several occasions. Everyone who defends his or her rights is a "terrorist" in Turkey. His or her punishment is torture, murder or imprisonment. In Turkey, those who are for a democratic system, those who want an independent and free country, those who want a just regime and not tyranny are seen as terrorists. They are murdered in the streets, in their houses or workplaces, wherever they are. They are tortured, detained and held in prisons - under inhuman conditions - for years. But even prisons are not enough. In order to destroy their beliefs, they try to put them in isolation cells. With article 3713, the anti-terror law, the entire country is converted into a prison. Turkey wants to create a decayed and intimidated population that is silent. This is the reason for the state terror, oppression, bans, torture and massacres. Europe is well aware of this. The Kurdish people who want their national identity are "terrorists". Even a minimum demand for nationhood is repressed by blood and terror. The rest of the world knows the savagery that the Kurdish people have faced for decades. The bombed and burned villages, torture, massacre, people who are forced to eat manure and the young people who are dragged to death behind tanks - all these things are the reality of the Kurdish people. The European Parliament, The Council of Europe and the ECHR are completely aware of these things. Up to the present, dozens of reports have been written and many times the state in Turkey has been condemned. The reality of the state in Turkey being the accused in one third of all the ECHR hearings is proof of this. That is, Turkey being the country most on trial by European bodies on grounds of human rights violations is enough to make everything understandable. In addition to these the annual reports of Amnesty International have shown clearly what we have tried to describe above. The European people must oppose the decision of the European governments to accept Turkey into the EU just because of their economic interests. The European people know fascism. The recent past of Europe is still remembered. Today's policy on Turkey, which means to bring fascism back to Europe, must be abandoned. Whether or not they are Liberal, Socialist, Green and Christian Democrat, all the European political parties and politicians from different tendencies will be accomplices of fascism in Turkey by bringing Turkey to Europe. This means re-importing fascism. This means bringing torture, massacres, "disappearances" in detention, burning villages. to Europe. This must be stopped immediately. The continuing Death Fast resistance in Turkey's prisons against the F-type isolation cells is bringing the reality of Turkey where all basic human rights are violated, onto the agenda again. The Death Fast resisters are abandoning the most valuable things of human beings; their lives, loved ones and hopes for a dignified life. For thousands of years, mankind has created numerous examples of heroism for the sake of a dignified life. Today this example is the Death Fast resisters. It is a duty of humanity to support them and not permit new deaths. IT IS IN OUR HANDS TO PREVENT DEATHS, TAKE THE DEMANDS OF THE DEATH FAST RESISTERS AS YOUR OWN. PS: The following list is the list of volunteers who are currently alive with their hopes, ideals, emotions and beliefs. They will leave us if we react too late. ÜMRANİYE PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: AHMET İBİLİ, AHMET ÖZDEMİR, ERGÜL ACER, YILDIZ GEMİCİOĞLU, ZEHRA KURTAY, ÜMÜŞ ŞAHİNGÖZ, ZEYNEP ARIKAN, GÜLAY KAVAK, MEHMET ZİNCİR, MUHARREM GENÇ, VELİ GÜNEŞ, HASAN PINAR, ALİ ŞANLI, ALİ RIZA DEMİR, OSMAN OSMANAĞAOĞLU, TKP(ML) Trial: DURMUŞ KURT, MEHMET KEREM, CEM YILDIZ, ÖZGÜR AYRILMAZ, YAŞAR YAĞAN TKİP Trial: SERVET PAKSOY ÇANKIRI PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: HASAN GÜNGÖRMEZ, İRFAN ORTAKÇI, CİHAN ŞEKER, TEMEL ÇAĞIRTEKİN, ÖZGÜR SONER TKİP Trial: MUHARREM KURŞUN BURSA PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: ERDAL ARIKAN, MURAT ÖZDEMİR, MESUT ÖRS TKP(ML) Trial: ORHAN BUDAK, A. İHSAN ÖZKAN, ERDAL ÇETİNKAYA, ALİ KÖÇMEN, ADİL KAPLAN, ÖZGÜR KOÇAK, YUSUF KARACA AYDIN PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: SİNAN EREN, SUAT KARABULUT, BURHAN GARDAŞ ÇANAKKALE PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: FİDAN KALŞEN, AYŞE BAŞTİMUR, SEMRA ASKERİ, FATMA ERSOY, AYŞE EREN, NAZAN YILMAZ, KEMAL ALTINGÜL, TUNCAY BERBER, MUHARREM GÜZEL, DAİMİ ATEŞ. TKP(ML) Trial: BERNA ÜNSAL MALATYA PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: ESMA ARSLANBOĞAN, Ş. MURAT ÖZTEN TKP(ML) Trial: HAKKI ALPHAN, MAHMUT METE, ALI EKBER DOĞAN, HAVVA DOĞAN BARTIN PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: MUSTAFA ERKAN ÇETİN, AHMET YILMAZ, HAMİT SÜREN, ALİ ÇOLAK, CENGİZ SOYDAŞ TKP(ML) Trial: C. TAYYAR BEKTAŞ, ÖZGÜR SALTIK TKİP Trial: RESUL AYAZ GEBZE PRISON: TKP(ML) Trial: A. MUSA AYDIN, NEBAHAT POLAT, YADİGAR BAYAR, ALİ RIZA DERMANLI, ÇETİN CAN. TKİP Trial: DÜZGÜN ZENGİN UŞAK PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: SEVGİ ERDOĞAN, BERRİN BIÇKILAR, VİCDAN ŞAHİN. TKP(ML) Trial: GÖNÜL ASLAN. BUCA PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: MESUT AVCI, ABDULLAH BOZDAĞ, SERHAT KARADUMANLI. TKP(ML) Trial: CELAL ALPAY ULUCANLAR PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: FATMA HÜLYA TÜMGAN TKİP Trial: HATİCE YÜREKLİ BAYRAMPAŞA PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: GÜLSEREN ÖZTÜRK, SUNA ÖKMEN, AYLA ÖZCAN, FIRAT TAVUK, AŞUR KORKMAZ, ALİ ATEŞ, RECEP CİNGİTAŞ, AYHAN KOÇ, İSMET ÜNVER, KADİR KAYA. TKP(ML) Trial: MURAT TARGAY, HÜSEYİN ASLAN, ÖKKEŞ KARAOĞLU. CEYHAN PRISON: DHKP-C Trial: HALİL ÖNDER, MEHMET KAN, MURAT KIRSAY REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT (DHKC), BELGIUM
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