The women and child were housed in a separate building that the women told Human Rights Watch they had recently been asked to clean prior to a visit by another delegation. The administrator showed Human Rights Watch a large-screen television set in one of the women’s private rooms, but failed to note that the TV was not plugged in and didn’t work at all. Although the men are allowed to leave their barracks during most afternoons, the guards tell the women that they are not allowed to leave their building. “The door is kept open to allow the child to come and go, but we are not allowed to walk out the door,” said a 25-year-old Iranian woman.129 Both men and women at Kırklareli complained about the poor quality and small quantity of food. A man claiming to be Burmese said, “The food is not good. It is not fit for humans, and it is not enough. Nothing happens if we complain. The guards say, ‘If you don’t like the food, go to the market and buy your own.’”130 The main complaint, however, is that the detainees are not informed how long they will remain in detention. Human Rights Watch spoke privately with a man who appeared to be an informal leader of the “Burmese” at Kırklareli. He said that the Burmese numbered 160 of the 174 detainees in the camp and that most, including him, had already been held there for nine months and had no idea how much longer they would stay there. “Just tell us what to do,” he said. “Give us a sentence. If they let us leave, we will work and feed our families. Let us leave or kill us.”131 Even though the conditions at Kırklareli did not appear to be nearly as bad as at Edirne, tensions between detainees and guards were very high. The camp administrator told Human Rights Watch, “Despite the good conditions here, there is an enmity towards us.”132 On the night of the day after the Human Rights Watch visit there was a riot at Kırklareli. The causes of the riot and the response of the security forces were under investigation when Human Rights Watch left the country. In the course of putting down the 129 Human Rights Watch interview (name withheld, B-93), Kırklareli, June 10, 2008. 130 Human Rights Watch interview (name withheld, B-95), Kırklareli, June 10, 2008 131 Human Rights Watch interview (name withheld, B-96), Kırklareli, June 10, 2008. 132 Human Rights Watch interview with the acting camp administrator (name not provided), substituting for Deputy Police Chief Mustafa Kaçar, Kırklareli, June 10, 2008. 59 Human Rights Watch November 2008