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- 1993/05/20-1994/05/20 (Creation)
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13pp
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Statements made by Zeki Aksoy and his Turkish lawyer, Mahmut Şakar, describing Aksoy’s detention and torture. Includes:
a) Original statement of Aksoy (in Turkish with English translation) submitted with his application on 20 May 1993;
b) Supplementary statement (in Turkish with English translation) given by Zeki Aksoy to lawyer Sedat Aslantaş detailing his hanging and living conditions while in prison, and the state of his injuries for which he is still undergoing treatment nearly six months later (6 June 1993);
c) Further statement (English translation) of Aksoy sent to the Kurdish Human Rights Project (15 April 1994);
d) Statement (in Turkish with English translation) of Mahmut Şakar following the 16 April 1994 killing of Aksoy (20 May 1994).
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Turkish