Through actions in Istanbul and Antakya on June 24, families affiliated to the TAYAD demanded freedom for Guler Zere, cancer patient and political prisoner who has been kept in prison for 14 years being accused of militancy for DHKP-C.{divide}
In Istanbul, families from the TAYAD gathered in front of the Court of Sultanahmet opening a banner written "Isolation kills! Freedom for Guler Zere!" and they made an official complaint to the court against those responsible for the fact that Zere has not been set free until now although her illness grows worse.
In Antakya, the TAYAD organised an action at Ulus Square. A banner written "Freedom for cancer patient Guler Zere!" was opened and her photos were carried at the action.
The demonstrators shouted the slogans "Stop isolation in prisons!" and "Freedom for Guler Zere!" at both actions.
Guler Zere has been in prison for 14 years. She was a survivor of the prison massacre of December 19 , 2000 . In 2008, it was diagnosed that she has a mouth cancer that has also spread to her head. A campaign was started under the slogan "Freedom for Guler Zere!" demanding that she should be set free taking into consideration that she is kept in prison despite that her illness grows worse. The campaign calls for writing letters to Zere for solidarity and sending protest faxes to the Turkish Ministry of Justice.

Address for correspondence with Guler Zere:
Güler Zere
Çukurova Üniversitesi, Balcalı Araştırma Hastanesi, Mahkum Koğuşu, Karataş Hapishanesi, ADANA/TURKEY

Fax number of the Turkish Ministry of Justice for protest letters: 00 90 312 419 33 70

For further information: www.gulerzere.net