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Lost his life on a hunger strike, Mustafa Koçak billed for food

Lost his life on a hunger strike, Mustafa Koçak billed for food

Koçak's father has said, "Those who did not even give sugar and vitamin B to my son for 10 months sent bread and food bills. My son died from hunger... from hunger!"

25 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Family of Mustafa Koçak files a criminal complaint for ‘wilful murder’

Family of Mustafa Koçak files a criminal complaint for ‘wilful murder’

The family of Koçak, a death-fasting prisoner who lost his life shortly after he was forced-fed and subjected to battery and sexual harassment while being tied to bed, has filed a criminal complaint against the officials responsible for his death.

29 June 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Mustafa Koçak Dies on 297th Day of Death Fast

Mustafa Koçak Dies on 297th Day of Death Fast

Koçak (28) was on a death fast for a fair trial after having been convicted of aggravated life imprisonment.

Koçak’s Weight Drops to 29 Kilos, He Awaits an Answer to His Request for Release

Koçak’s Weight Drops to 29 Kilos, He Awaits an Answer to His Request for Release

Mine Koçak, the sister of death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak: “Doctors say that his peripheral nervous system is damaged, that is why he cannot walk. We don’t know if he will walk ever again. It is enough for us if we can take him out of here alive.”

20 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Attorneys of Mustafa Koçak Apply to Constitutional Court, Request His Release

Attorneys of Mustafa Koçak Apply to Constitutional Court, Request His Release

Noting that the Court of Cassation is on leave due to the outbreak, the attorneys of death fasting prisoner Koçak have applied to the Constitutional Court with a medical report documenting that he was subjected to torture and “he cannot stay in prison.”

30 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Rights Defenders Meet Ministry for Hunger Strikers

Rights Defenders Meet Ministry for Hunger Strikers

Meeting with the Interior Ministry officials regarding the condition of hunger striking Grup Yorum members, Mustafa Koçak and lawyers, rights defenders have stated, “We are told that if they abandon their hunger strikes, their demands will be evaluated.”

Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak

Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak

After his attorney announced that death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak was subjected to torture and forced treatment, rights organizations have made a call for a medical examination by independent physicians and an effective investigation.

18 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Death Fasting Inmate Koçak: Living is Very Beautiful, I Don’t Want to Die

Death Fasting Inmate Koçak: Living is Very Beautiful, I Don’t Want to Die

The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of Court of the Cassation has demanded that the aggravated life sentence given to death fasting inmate Murat Koçak based on witness statements be upheld as “the evidence is legal.”

10 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘We are All Parts of a Big Orchestra’

‘We are All Parts of a Big Orchestra’

On a death fast for 223 days, Mustafa Koçak has sent a letter from prison. “I am a tree, too… What I want you to do is to finally see how that tree walks day by day and how hope pours wherever it touches”, Koçak says.

10 February 2020 Ayça Söylemez