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
"They will come and take me away if I say what happened in Guantánamo."[3]
297Ibrahim Shafir Sen2003-11-18
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

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