The voice of Ayten Öztürk, currently imprisoned on trumped-up charges and sentenced to 2 life sentences, was heard in 3 cities in Germany.
The people of the world heard of Ayten Öztürk in 2018 after the turkish secret service MIT kidnapped her from Beirut to a secret torture centre in Ankara.
When Ayten Öztürk suddenly disappeared, the campaign ‘Where is Ayten Öztürk’ was launched in Turkey and across Europe.
For six months Ayten was subjected to physical and psychological torture and sexual abuse.
The MIT forced Ayten Öztürk to co-operate in the torture house, which has now been revealed to be located next to the presidential palace in Ankara.
Had it not been for the campaign in Turkey and internationally, perhaps Turkish fascism would have lost Ayten Öztürk in custody. However, with the power of the campaign, it had to reveal her 6 months later.
But in order to cover up their crime, they kept her in prison for 3.5 years. The crime of the turkish state is so big, the torture so severe.
Prison even didn’t want to take her to prison at first, for fear that ‘Ayten would die in their hands’. In prison, her comrades counted 898 scars on her body.
Ayten was released because there was no evidence and no criminal offence. But she was kept under house arrest.
She never shut up under house arrest. She told and expressed the torture she experienced at every opportunity.
She even wrote a book about it.
The book is so important and striking and should not be left unread that it was translated into German.
‘Widerstand und Sieg in den geheimen Folterzentren des Faschismus’ was introduced in German.
At the same time, a documentary by Italian journalist Eliana Riva about Ayten, entitled ‘Ayten’s revolution’, was screened.
The screening was highly appreciated by the audience.
Book presentations and documentary screenings were held in Hamburg on 05 September, Magdeburg on 07 September and Berlin on 09 September.
Until the Turkish fascism releases Ayten Öztürk and punishes the torturers who tortured her, Ayten’s voice will continue to be heard.
The next documentary screening will take place on 11 October in Marseille, France.
