The respondent is a Turkish national who was arrested in the Evros region in mid-2026 and taken to the Fylakio Pre-Removal Detention Centre (PRDC) where he was detained for 45 days. He explained that all his belongings were confiscated upon entry into the PRDC except cash money, including his mobile phone and shoe laces. He was reportedly detained in a room along with 60-70 people despite a capacity of approximately 30, and forced to sleep on a cold cement plinth, without a bed or mattress. He recalled an incident where he rolled off a cement ledge while sleeping and severely injured his arm: “Once in the night I fell from this ‘bed’, I had panic attacks, I could not breathe. I had pain in my shoulder and arm - I thought I might have broken my arm or shoulder”. He was reportedly taken to the hospital only after two days, despite shouting in pain and requesting help from the facility’s staff. The respondent further explained that very limited time windows were given to detainees in Fylakio PRDC to get their meals, that only one bottle of shampoo was provided for every five persons and that the facility did not provide hot water. He added that one out of the four payphones installed in the courtyard - reportedly accessible one hour per day to detainees - was operational. This was described as insufficient to cover the needs of all detainees. In addition, making phone calls reportedly required buying phone cards from a market visiting the facility up to twice a week and remembering conversation partners’ phone numbers. The respondent explained being provided with official documents only after being transferred to the Fylakio RIC, which happened after he undertook a five-day hunger strike. In the Fylakio RIC, he was reportedly able to register his asylum application, and was then transferred after 5-6 days to Xanthi PRDC. His requests for information in Xanthi remained unanswered, or received with disdain - he was reportedly once told by a police officer: “Ask your God to help you”. The respondent described prison-like detention conditions in Xanthi. He described unsanitary conditions, specifically of the bathrooms and toilets which he said he cleaned every time he wanted to make use of them with products he bought himself. He explained sharing his room with one other person, in a section of the PRDC detaining 60-70 people. He described a dysfunctional air conditioning system and cold temperatures at night, and a lack of reaction from the police to fix this issue. The respondent reported that food was distributed once per day around 2-3pm, with no fridge provided for detainees to preserve their meals. He described inadequate provision of healthcare services, with access to the hospital being denied to him despite the treatment provided by the facility’s doctor being inefficient for his medical condition. Finally, the respondent explained feeling helpless in face of the general lack of support, and described the psychological distress of detainees in Xanthi: “People are shouting, and the majority of people are depressed. They have so many problems, they want to fight, they are not happy being here.”