Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's prison days: 'Get well soon' on one side, protest slogans on the other
It was stated that the former minister stayed in a single ward of 12 square meters and special precautions were taken during his lawyer meetings.
Quick Look
- Former Minister of Family and Social Policies Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya is staying in a single cell in Block C of Silivri Marmara Closed Penal Institution after her arrest on November 6.
- It was stated that special precautions were taken during his lawyer meetings and that he was visited by his father and brother.
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Why It Matters
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was arrested on November 6 within the scope of the Fund investigation. He is being arrested on allegations of 'opposition to the Capital Markets Law' and 'being a member of an organization established for the purpose of committing crimes'. He is being held in the Marmara Closed Penitentiary Institution in Silivri.
Former Minister of Family and Social Policies and AKP Deputy Chairman Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested on November 6 within the scope of the fund investigation, is in the Marmara Closed Penal Institution in Silivri.
DW Turkish reported on the details of Kaya's life in prison, who was arrested on allegations of "opposition to the Capital Markets Law" and "being a member of an organization established for the purpose of committing crimes".
According to the information obtained by Alican Uludağ from DW Turkish, Kaya is staying in the C Block section of the Marmara Closed Penal Institution, where the detained IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu is also located. In the block where female detainees and convicts are located, there are also names such as Osman Kavala, Selçuk Kozağaçlı, Buğra Gökçe, Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet, Gürkan Akgün and Seçil Erzan.
HE STAYS IN A SINGLE PERSON WARD OF 12 SQUARE METERS
It was learned that Kaya was staying in a single ward, approximately 12 square meters in size. It was stated that the ward opened to a courtyard that only he could use, and that the courtyard was kept open between 08.00 in the morning and 20.00 in the evening. It was also reported that Kaya's ward was cleaned before he was brought to prison.
WOMEN CONVICTS PROTESTED BY SHOOTING SLOGANS
It was also among the information reported by DW Turkish that Kaya was disturbed by the slogans chanted by some female convicts staying in the same block and by banging on the doors in protest.
GREETINGS WITH MEHMET AKIF ERSOY
It was stated that special precautions were taken during Kaya's lawyer meetings. According to information based on the lawyers' testimonies, Kaya had his first meeting in cabin C1. It was reported that no one else was allowed into the C2 cabin during the meeting, a prison officer was waiting outside the cabin and the door of the interview cabin was locked.
According to witnesses, Kaya cried in her first meeting, saying "I have two children." It was claimed that the detained Mayor of the Islands, Ali Ercan Akpolat, who was in one of the nearby cabins, also tried to console Kaya.
It was also reported that Kaya greeted the journalist Mehmet Akif Ersoy, who was detained in prison, and that Ersoy said "Get well soon" to him.
HE VISITED HIS FATHER AND BROTHER AS A LAWYER
It was learned that Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's lawyer is her father Ramazan Sayan. It was stated that Ramazan Sayan visited his daughter in prison, and his brother Ömer Fatih Sayan, the former Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, also went to meet with him as a lawyer.
According to DW Turkish, Kaya did not accept interview requests from lawyers other than his father and brother.
Open Questions
- How will the trial process proceed after Kaya's arrest?
- No information was given about how long Kaya would be kept in prison.
