January 1994 press release regarding the upcoming 17 February 1994 appearance of persecuted lawyers Tahir Elçi and Sabahattin Acar before the Diyarbakır State Security Court on charges of aiding and abetting the PKK. The lawyers could face prison sentences of 10-15 years if convicted. The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights calls for politely worded letters to be sent to Turkish Government officials expressing concern about the allegations of torture, requesting a thorough and impartial investigations of those charges, and urging that Elçi, Acar and their fellow defendants receive a fair trial. The Committee states that, 'The scale of the Turkish security forces' actions against the legal profession in Diyarbakır suggests a concerted attempt to silence the right of legal defence of politically unpopular clients.'
Statement of the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor regarding the complaints of the next-of-kin of Savaş Buldan, Adnan Yıldırım, and Hacı Karay following the abduction and murders of 3 June 1994. It is noted that the Bakırköy public prosecutor's investigation file was forwarded to the Yığılca public prosecutor in order to authorise him to investigate the killings since the bodies were found within his area of jurisdiction.
Medical report of Dr. Levent Baykut, Diyarbakır University Medical Faculty Hospital, detailing the injuries suffered by Devrim Berktay.
Amnesty International publications published between 1991 and 1994 regarding the detainment and torture of lawyers in Turkey, including graphic descriptions of torture methods employed against the lawyers. The appendix includes four issues of Amnesty's Urgent Action publication published between 19 November 1993 and 25 January 1994 discussing the detentions of the lawyers who are applicants in the Elçi and others case. It is noted in the 19 December 1993 issue that 16 defence lawyers in Diyarbakır and İstanbul have been detained without being informed of the charges against them; the formal indictment would not come until 22 December 1993 (A44/43/1/28/1/2/5).
Photocopy of the burial certificate (in Turkish with English translation) of Ali Rıza Aytekin issued by the Kozluk Chief State Prosecutor.
Witness statement of Sebahattin Uz, the doorman at the Çınar Hotel, who witnessed the abduction of Savaş Buldan, Adnan Yıldırım, and Hacı Karay from the hotel.
Letters from Hüseyin Berktay to H.C. Krüger, Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, authorising Kevin Boyle and Françoise Hampson to be his legal representatives.
Letters of authorisation from the applicants and/or relatives of detained applicants in the original Elçi and others application authorising Kevin Boyle and Françoise Hampson to be their legal representatives.
Witness statement of Serdar Özdemir, who was a taxi driver waiting at the taxi rank outside the Çınar Hotel and witnessed the abduction of Savaş Buldan, Adnan Yıldırım, and Hacı Karay from the hotel.
Statement (in Turkish with English translation) of Hüseyin Berktay to the European Commission of Human Rights (via Osman Baydemir and forwarded to the Kurdish Human Rights Project) regarding the harassment he has faced from Turkish officials since applying to the European Commission of Human Rights, his son Devrim's ongoing health challenges, and his continued lack of compensation for the incident. Hüseyin states that he, Devrim, and his wife Esma will all appear at the upcoming hearings in the case on 17-21 November 1997 in Ankara.