Süleyman Acun who is a prisoner in İzmir, Ödemiş Type T Closed Prison, is on hunger strike since March 1 demanding the termination of the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Acun is one of the 7 children of the family who had to migrate to Adana from Mardin, Dargeçit because the the oppression imposed by the state.

 

Acun who has been incarcerated since 2016, told his family he last saw on April 3: "We are resisting. We will keep struggling until our demands are met. You should  be our voices out there."

 

Mother Mahbube Acun, stated that both his son and the other hunger strikers have lost a great deal of weight and not able to stand anymore but their morale is high. Mother Acun sstated that they are too on hunger strike with their son and said: "We shed a tear everytime we take a bite. Our people should stand up. The isolation must be removed, the hunger strikes must end."