On 22 May 1996, Irsan Kurt, a journalist for the leftist daily “Evrensel”, was arrested by Istanbul police. He was apprehended while making his way in a car to a press conference in the Alibeykoy district of Istanbul. The driver of the car stated that they were stopped at a roadblock allegedly set up by […]
On 22 May 1996, Irsan Kurt, a journalist for the leftist daily
“Evrensel”, was arrested by Istanbul police. He was apprehended
while making his way in a car to a press conference in the
Alibeykoy district of Istanbul. The driver of the car stated that
they were stopped at a roadblock allegedly set up by anti-riot
police. Kurt was then forced out of the car and arrested. The
reason for his arrest remains unclear. When contacted by lawyers
and staff of “Evrensel”, police in Alibeykoy and Istanbul refused
to acknowledge the arrest of Kurt.
Recommended Action
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Kurt, and asking that they do everything to ensure that Kurt is
not mistreated
Appeals To
His Excellency Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
Basbakanlik
06573 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 0476 or +90 312 230 8896
Ulku Guney
Minister of the Interior
Icisleri Bakanligi
06644 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 418 1066 or +90 312 418 1795
Mehmet Agar
Minister of Justice
Adalet Bakanligi
06659 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 3954
your diplomatic representative in Turkey
the Turkish diplomatic representative in your country
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