The following questionnaire, conducted by P24 Platform for Independent Journalism, is part of a survey aimed at revealing the conditions faced by journalists in prison in Turkey, either in pretrial detention or under a sentence. In addition to documenting the problems journalists might be facing during their time in prison, this survey is also aimed at helping improve their prison environment. Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu filled out the questionnaire during a prison visit in June 2018 by P24’s lawyers.   Name: Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu  Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, a reporter for the shuttered news magazine Aksiyon, was taken into custody alongside 20 other journalists on 26 July 2016 as part of a sweeping investigation targeting press members who worked at media outlets affiliated with the Fethullah Gülen network, which the government claims to be the perpetrators behind the 15 July 2016 coup attempt. Kalyoncu was jailed pending trial on 30 July 2016. At the end of the final hearing of their trial on 8 March 2018, Kalyoncu and 10 of his co-defendants were convicted of “membership in an armed terrorist organization” and sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison. Prison: Silivri Prison Detained since: 30 July 2016 In pretrial detention or under sentence: Jailed pending appeal    1. Are you detained with other inmates or are you in solitary confinement? How many people do you share the prison ward/cell with? I am detained alongside two others in a cell designed for three inmates. 2. How many hours a day are you allowed to go out to the courtyard or prison yard? We are allowed to use the courtyard adjacent to our cell for a minimum of nine hours and a maximum of 12 hours every day, based on what season we’re in. The courtyard door can remain open for up to 12 hours during summer. The courtyard is an enclosed area that covers about 20 to 25 square meters. 3. Have you had any problems regarding the food served in prison? Does the food meet your health and/or dietary requirements?  The variety of the food is basically a rotating set of seven menus that repeat every seven days. The biggest problem with food is that it is often too oily. I don't have any specific dietary requirements, but considering the amount of oil in the food, I am not too optimistic about its health effects. 4. Have you had any problems in meeting your day-to-day needs such as heating, warm water for shower/bath, laundry, cleaning, etc.? Considering I’m in a prison, I cannot say I’m having too many problems about those. 5. Do you suffer from any chronic illnesses? Do you have to take regular medication? Do you have access to a medical doctor and/or psychiatrist whenever you need? Have you had any difficulty obtaining your prescribed medicines? I suffer from vertigo/dizziness. Also, because of a congenital defect, I suffer from a leaky heart valve. I haven't had a major problem concerning doctor appointments, although sometimes there is some delay. I haven't had any problems obtaining my prescribed medicines either. 6. Have you had any problems sending/receiving letters? Since there was a restriction on my correspondence during the first year of my imprisonment, I could neither send nor receive any letters. I could only begin receiving and sending letters after the court lifted that restriction at the end of the first year. 7. Have you faced any limitations concerning books, newspapers or other publications you asked for? How many books are you allowed in your prison ward/cell?  I wasn't given a book I asked for during the time when I was preparing my defense statement. Other than this one time, I did not face any restrictions concerning the newspapers I requested. We are each allowed to have 10 books in our cell. 8. How often can your lawyers or your immediate family visit you? Are other relatives or friends allowed to visit you? I wasn’t given access to a lawyer during the first few weeks of my pretrial detention. After I could get a lawyer, initially I was allowed to see my lawyer for only 20 minutes every week, and later, for one hour. Later, the court lifted that restriction, too. Currently my lawyer can visit me whenever I need to see him. No one other than my immediate family is allowed to visit me. Since this is a restriction imposed under the state of emergency, I did not make any requests to receive visits from other relatives or friends. 9. Have you been visited by a member of the parliament? If yes, could you please name those who came to your visit? No. 10. Have you faced any problems preparing your defense statement? Do you have access to a computer, to the library, and to your case file while working on your defense statement? Since I had to prepare my defense statement while I was in prison, I must say I did have some difficulty. I was allowed to use the computer room for only two hours every week. I did not go to the library. We are allowed to borrow books from the library, but there are no books one could use in preparing his defense statement. The defense room [designed for inmates who want to work on their statements] is only available for use during the time of hearings. 11. Have you been subject to ill-treatment or any physical or verbal harassment? If so, have you filed a complaint, and if yes, what happened following your complaint? No, I haven’t. 12. Have your demands in your petitions been met? Which of your requests have or have not been met?  Because of the ongoing state of emergency, taking part in sports and exercise programs in prison is prohibited. I am allowed to have phone calls with my family once every 15 days. 13. Please name any other problems/demands/shortcomings not mentioned above. We should be given the right to take part in exercise activities, which is of vital importance; as well as the right to have weekly phone calls with our families. Also, again under state of emergency restrictions, I can only receive contact visitation from my family once every two months. [State of emergency was still in effect in Turkey when Mr Kalyoncu answered this survey.]