Turkish captives in Guantanamo

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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 January 2008 the camp population stand at approximately 285.

[edit] Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld

Several released Turkish captives have filed a lawsuit against the USA for their detention -- Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld.^[2]

[edit] Turkish captives acknowledged by the DoD

isn	name	page numbers	notes
61	Murat Kurnaz	CSRT allegations 76-77 CSRT transcript 101-118 habeas documents 91-122 ARB 1 allegations 87-88 ARB 1 transcript 53-105 ARB 2 allegations 22-23 ARB 2 transcript withheld ARB 2 decision 39-46	Born in Germany to parents who were long-term Turkish guest workers, had recently applied for German citizenship. Taken off a bus full of Tablighi Jamaat pilgrims because he was a foreigner. Allegedly friends with a suicide bomber, who turned out to be still alive. Allegedly captured in Tora Bora. Abused by German special forces in Afghanistan. German Chancellor personally requested his return from the US President.
291	Yuksel Celik Gogus		Released on 22 November 2003, before the 2004 CSR Tribunals were set up.[2][3] Said: “They will come and take me away if I say what happened in Guantánamo.”[3]
297	Ibrahim Shafir Sen		Released on 22 November 2003, before the 2004 CSR Tribunals were set up.[2][4][5][6][7][8]
298	Salih Uyar	CSRT allegations 40 CSRT transcript 15-21 NLEC nlec	Accused of owning a Casio F91W digital watch. Accused of claiming to study Arabic. Accused of claiming to have lost his passport while fleeing the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan. Determined not to have been an enemy combatants after all.[9]
543	Mahmud Nuri Mart		Released on 1 April [[2004], before the 2004 CSR Tribunals were set up.[2][4][5][6][7][8]

[edit] References

1. ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld", Center for Constitutional Rights. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Andy Worthington. "Sami al-Haj: the banned torture pictures of a journalist in Guantánamo", April 13, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Guantanamo'da 5 Türk mahkum adı". Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Guantanamo'da 5 Türk mahkum adı". Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Guantanamo`da 5 Turk mahkum adi". Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "İşte Guantanamo'daki 5 Türk". Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Arama motorunda yaptığınız sorgulama tümgazeteler.com haber arşivi üzerinde tekrarlanmış ve aşağıdaki sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır". Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
9. ^ "Detainees Found to No Longer Meet the Definition of "Enemy Combatant" during Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo", United States Department of Defense, November 19, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.