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
isnnamearrival
date		departure
date		notes
61Murat Kurnaz2002-02-152006-08-24
  • 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.
291Yuksel Celik Gogus2003-11-18
  • 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]
297Ibrahim Shafir Sen2003-11-18
  • Released on 22 November 2003, before the 2004 CSR Tribunals were set up.[2][4][5][6][7][8]
298Salih Uyar2002-02-152005-04-18
  • 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]
543Mahmud Nuri Mart2002-02-152004-03-31

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" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. "Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld". Center for Constitutional Rights. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  3. Andy Worthington (April 13, 2008). "Sami al-Haj: the banned torture pictures of a journalist in Guantánamo". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  4. "Guantanamo'da 5 Türk mahkum adı". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  5. "Guantanamo'da 5 Türk mahkum adı". Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  6. "Guantanamo`da 5 Turk mahkum adi". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  7. "İşte Guantanamo'daki 5 Türk". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  8. "Arama motorunda yaptığınız sorgulama tümgazeteler.com haber arşivi üzerinde tekrarlanmış ve aşağıdaki sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır". Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  9. "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.
  1. Countries of Citizenship of Guantanamo detainees from the New York Times
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