A former militant with Dev Yol (Revolutionary Path), now 75 years old, revolutionary political prisoner Cemil Erdem was released on May 15, 2026, from the high-security Tekirdağ prison after thirty years of imprisonment. Convicted in 1996 by the Izmir State Security Court for “undermining the constitutional order,” he was initially sentenced to death, a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment. Held in several prisons before being transferred to Ward F of Tekirdağ following the massacre of hunger-striking prisoners on December 19, 2000, he was among the first prisoners sent to this type of facility. Seriously ill and suffering from multiple health problems, his release had been repeatedly called for, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, without success until now.
Source: https://secoursrouge.org/turquie-liberation-du-communiste-cemil-erdem-apres-30-ans-de-detention/