Hengaw — Sunday, April 5, 2026
Turkish authorities have extended the pretrial detention of Kurdish poet and civil activist Behrouz Shojaei for another month, more than 40 days after his arrest, according to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Shojaei, 43, from Qatur, West Azerbaijan (Urmia) province, Iran, and a member of the cultural association “Surawa,” was detained by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and is being investigated over his literary activities, including writing and publishing poetry in Kurdish.
A Turkish court ordered the extension of his detention for an additional 30 days on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
Shojaei, a father of three, was arrested on January 31, 2026, after crossing into Turkey through the Razi border crossing while traveling to Kayseri for work.
A source familiar with the case said he has been held in a detention facility in the city of Van, where he has undergone intensive interrogations over the past 40 days.
Authorities have cited his Kurdish-language poetry and its publication online as the basis for the charges against him.
Source: Hengaw
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