Abdülalim Kaya, an 83-year-old seriously ill Kurdish man whose requests for suspension of his sentence were repeatedly rejected despite a medical report finding him 93 percent disabled, died in a hospital in Siirt on July 20, the TR724 news website reported. Kaya was released on February 28, 2025, after spending nearly 23 months in prison, during which authorities repeatedly rejected requests to suspend his sentence. After remaining at large for years, Kaya began serving the sentence in October 2020, shortly after undergoing prostate surgery. During one prison visit, Kaya repeatedly told his children that he could no longer endure the conditions and feared he would die behind bars. The ATK has frequently faced criticism over its reports finding seriously ill prisoners fit to remain incarcerated.