Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryln J!ne 1989 Abdijll.dlr Aksu, lllnlst.r ot th. lnt.rior, announced th.touring thc first rir( and a h.lt oonths of tic !.dr At4Z6 pa;pl. hld beenoctainad in 3o!thc!itarn lurkly rh.r. nost ol ihe popul!tlon t3 of t(urdi5horigin. 0l thascr 11558 h.d baan ch.rgad and ton|.lly arr.stad. liost of theXurdlsh politiaal pri!oa€r! knorn to Atnnarty tnteraliional rerc chorgro,ith violan+.ffancasr br/t thay alio includad prisoncrs of conrciancaloprrron.d on account of thalr non-violrnt Dolitia.l or c0ltorrlrctlvitles. - - The Iurlirh 3oclologist and rrltar tr|||lit B€likgi ra! aott'nitled toSf,gn.lcrlar Prison lh trt.nbul on l? ttarch l99O .in c;nn?ction rith ni, mostrecent book, eotitled (urdistani tha Colonv bet*ecn lhe Stotcs. H€ i,.sch.rged under Arttcle 142l3 of tha lurki5h pcnal code, vhrch proscrrbes|l).lin9 "s€par.tist prop.gshd!", Ihe book had ba€n aonfiicdted idnedrotalJ.fter public.tion by Al!n publirhihg Hou:e ln f.bru.ry. 2. fortur.a .nd !l | -tr..t-nt ]lI:::!h::t, t?89 .nd rh€ e6rty Donth! or l99o annesty Inter..tion..lconllnueo to recciv. all€grtion! ot tortura.nd de.ihs carri.d by tortuia and-ballavai th.t .ny parson dltainad tor ! s!!pected polrrrcei-oircncc is 3tlll .t s.rioui rirk or torruru in Jlrrcy. 8".;;;iid;;;';.; "in9.n.rcportcd victtnr. Allrg.tiont ot.yrt.h.ti. to.tr". ri.i ,lpoitlJ Ironr att prrt. of th. cosntry. lortur. of crihinrt !u!p.cte ii'.iio-;irrtriiptrcc anaoacrJr.3 both tn polica 3t.tioo3 and grironi.\/44/962 s/ 2L387 English Page 5 InJune1989Abdulkadir Aksu,Minister oftheInterior, ennounced that duringtnefirstsixandahalfmonthsoftheyear4,426peoplehadbeen detained insoutheastern Turkeywheremostofthepopulation isofkurdlsh origin. Ofthese. 11558hadbeencharged andformally arrested. Mostofthe kurdish political prisoners knowntoAmnesty International werecharged with viole~_-offencest buttheyalsoincluded prisoners ofconscience imprisoned onaccount oftheirnon-violent political orcultural activities. TheTurkishsociologist andwriterIsma;l Be$ik~i wascommitted to S6gmalc\lar PrisoninIstanbul on12Harch1990inconnection withhismost recentbook,entitled Kurdistan: TheColonybetween theStates. Hewas charged underArticle 142/3oftheTurkish PenelCode.whlChproscribes making"separatist propaganda", TheDookhadbeenconfiscated immediately afterpublication DyAlanPublishing HouseinFebruary. 2.Torture endIll-treet.,nt Throughout 1~89andtheearlymonthsof1990Amnesty International continued toreceiveallegation, oftorture anddeathscausedbytorture andbelieves thatanypersondetained forasuspected pol1tlcal offence is stillatserious riskoftorture inTurkey. Evenchildren ~ereamongthe reported victims. Allegations ofsystematic torture werereported fromall partsofthecountry. Torture ofcriminal suspects isalsocommonplace and occursbothinpolicestations andprisons.A/44/962 8/21387 English Page5
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on human rights violations in Turkey, specifically focusing on the detention and torture of Kurdish political prisoners and civilians. The language used is formal and professional, suggesting that it is a official document or report. The content is primarily concerned with the human rights situation in Turkey, rather than economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights