Turkish detainees at Guantanamo Bay
The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding five Turkish captives in Guantanamo.[1] A total of 778 captives have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2002 The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660. Only nineteen new captives, all "high value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush. As of July 2012 the camp population stands at 168.
Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld
Several released Turkish captives have filed a lawsuit against the USA for their detention -- Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld.[2]
Turkish captives acknowledged by the DoD
isn | name | arrival date | departure date | notes | |
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61 | Murat Kurnaz | 2002-02-15 | 2006-08-24 |
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291 | Yuksel Celik Gogus | 2003-11-18 |
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297 | Ibrahim Shafir Sen | 2003-11-18 | |||
298 | Salih Uyar | 2002-02-15 | 2005-04-18 |
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543 | Mahmud Nuri Mart | 2002-02-15 | 2004-03-31 |
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References
- OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- "Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld". Center for Constitutional Rights. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- Andy Worthington (April 13, 2008). "Sami al-Haj: the banned torture pictures of a journalist in Guantánamo". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "Guantanamo'da 5 Türk mahkum adı". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "Guantanamo'da 5 Türk mahkum adı". Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "Guantanamo`da 5 Turk mahkum adi". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "İşte Guantanamo'daki 5 Türk". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "Arama motorunda yaptığınız sorgulama tümgazeteler.com haber arşivi üzerinde tekrarlanmış ve aşağıdaki sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "Detainees Found to No Longer Meet the Definition of "Enemy Combatant" during Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. November 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- Countries of Citizenship of Guantanamo detainees from the New York Times
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