After Grup Yorum applied to the Governor's Office of Istanbul to hold a concert, Ibrahim Gökcek had decided to end his death fast on the 323rd day and he was taken to a hospital in an ambulance on May 5.
Gökcek was 40 years old. His wife Sultan Gökcek, whom he married five years ago, is still arrested in Istanbul's Silivri Prison.
Grup Yorum singer Helin Bölek, 28, had died on April 3, 2020, after 288 days of hunger strike.
Gökcek was 40 years old. His wife Sultan Gökcek, whom he married five years ago, is still arrested in Istanbul's Silivri Prison.
Grup Yorum singer Helin Bölek, 28, had died on April 3, 2020, after 288 days of hunger strike.
The story
The İdil Cultural Center in Okmeydanı, İstanbul has been raided by the police for over 10 times over the last two years. During the raids, instruments of Grup Yorum members were either broken or gone missing, their music books were also damaged. According to the statement made by the group, a total of 30 people were arrested in these raids.
The death fasting Grup Yorum members had the following demands:
* End the police raids against İdil Cultural Center, which is constantly raided, attempted to be terrorized and where the group is conducting its activities
* Remove the Grup Yorum members from the wanted lists of the Ministry
* Remove the ban on the concerts of Grup Yorum, all concerts of which have been banned for almost three years.
* Drop the lawsuits filed against Grup Yorum members
* Release all arrested Grup Yorum members
Having turned her hunger strike into a death fast, Grup Yorum member Helin Bölek lost her life on the 288th day of her death fast on April 3, 2020.
After the band applied to the Governor's Office of Istanbul to hold a concert, İbrahim Gökcek ended his death fast on the 323rd day and was taken to a hospital in an ambulance on May 5, 2020. Gökcek lost his life at the hospital two days later on May 7.
Gökcek started his hunger strike in prison and also turned it into a death fast. He was detained in a raid against İdil Cultural Center in Istanbul on February 26, 2019. Taken into custody as part of an investigation, Gökcek was arrested by the Istanbul 1st Penal Judgeship of Peace on March 1, 2019. Gökcek was released on February 24, 2020.
