Hunger striker Ali Dilmen’s demand was accepted

In support of Ufuk Keskin, a sick prisoner at Kandira’s F-Type Prison No. 2, political prisoner Ali Dilmen has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 163 days at Kandira’s F Type Prison No. 2. Hüseyin Karaoğlan also started a hunger strike on 14 January in support of their demands.

In a video statement on the social platform X today, the Solidarity Association of Prisoners’ Families (TAYAD) announced that all of the demands of Ali Dilmen, Ufuk Keskin and Hüseyin Karaoğlan had been accepted.

According to these demands:

• Ufuk Kesin’s diet programme will be drawn up by a doctor.
• The 7-hour conversation limit has been increased to 10 hours.
• The issue of book restrictions in prison has been completely resolved.
• Besides this, a friend will be placed next to Ufuk Keskin

As of today, Ali Dilmen had been admitted to hospital for treatment.

Ali Teke, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at the same prison, has also reportedly had all three of his demands met.

This is one of many victories that prisoners have achieved in recent years in their resistance to the massive attacks by isolation torture. The indefinite hunger strike continues in Turkey’s prisons.

These are the prisoners resistance:

1. HÜSEYİN ÖZEN

2. GÜRKAN TÜRKOĞLU

3. TAHSİN SAĞALTICI

ANTALYA YÜKSEK GÜVENLİKLİ HAPİSHANE

ANTALYA

TURKEY

4. DOGAN KARATAŞTAN

ÇORLU KARATEPE YÜKSEK GÜVENLİKLİ HAPİSHANE

ÇORLU/TEKİRDAĞ

TURKEY

5. AHMET YILDIZ

ELAZIĞ 2 NO’LU YÜKSEK GÜVENLİKLİ HAPİSHANE

ELAZIG

TURKEY

(note: Ahmet Yıldız announced in Dersim Square, in front of the Seyid Riza monument, that he had begun an indefinite hunger strike demanding the closure of pit-type prisons. He was then arrested and detained under torture. He is currently being held in Elazığ High Security Prison. He began his indefinite hunger strike on 15 December 2025. Today marks the 36th day of his indefinite hunger strike. His demands are to be transferred to a prison that is not a pit-type prison and to be placed in a prison close to his family and where his friends are.)