RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The physician and prison hunger strikes: reflecting on the experience in Turkey JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP 169 OP 172 DO 10.1136/jme.2004.006973 VO 31 IS 3 A1 N Y Oguz A1 S H Miles YR 2005 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/31/3/169.abstract AB The medical ethics of a physician’s relationship with a prisoner who is participating in a collective hunger strike has become a major public, professional, and governmental concern in The Republic of Turkey. This article examines the Turkish experience and debate about physician ethics during prison hunger strikes. It is hoped that this analysis will be of use to those formulating policy in similar situations.