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Turkey
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
70
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the standard
the urgent action
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
36
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
1
8
Multiple replies on some cases
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
0
63
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Standard cases
409. The Working Group transmitted one reported case of disappearance to the Government.
The case concerned Fathollah Manochehri Fouladvand, allegedly arrested in a district of
Hakkari Province in Turkey on 17 January 2007 by Iranian Security Officers and taken to
Tehran. In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group sent a copy of this case to
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Information from the Government
410. The Working Group reviewed four communications from the Government of Turkey
dated 2 October 2007, 30 January, 26 May and 13 October 2008, on 36 cases. On three cases the
Working Group applied the six-month rule.
411. In the first communication, the Government of Turkey provided information on seven
cases, with death certificates related to three of them, to which the Working Group applied the
six-month rule. The information related to the other four cases was considered insufficient to
clarify them.
412. Regarding the communications dated 30 January, 26 May and 13 October 2008, the
Working Group decided that the responses were considered insufficient to clarify the cases.
Clarifications
413. The Working Group clarified eight cases where the six-month rule expired as no
observations were received from the source.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
414. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 182 cases to the Government. It
clarified 118 cases, 69 on the basis of information provided by the Government and 49 on the
basis of information provided by the source; 1 was discontinued and 63 remain outstanding.
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