CONCERNS have been raised by the family of a Kurdish soldier conscripted into the Turkish army, who was alleged to have died of a heart attack while on duty in a prison in the coastal city of Izmir on Saturday.
According to a report from the Izmir Forensic Department, Osman Ozcalimli fell from the third floor of the prison after suffering a cardiac arrest. His body was found at five in the morning, authorities claimed.
But doubt has been cast on the official narrative, with Mr Ozcalimi’s family hinting at foul play.
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