Deniz Yücel arrived in Berlin on Friday evening after spending one year
in a Turkish prison, held without formal charges on terror allegations.
He was reunited with colleagues and friends upon his arrival at Berlin's
Tegel Airport after departing Istanbul a few hours earlier on a
chartered Aerowest plane.
The release of the German-Turkish journalist and his homecoming fulfilled a long-standing demand from the German government. However, five Germans and more than 100 Turkish journalists currently remain in Turkish prisons.
In addition, Turkey's Anadolu agency reported Friday that a court — in the same building that ordered Yücel's release — had sentenced six journalists to life in prison without parole for crimes against the state. The journalists, who include prominent figures such as Ahmet Altan, his brother Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, were accused of involvement in the July 2016 coup attempt, the first individuals to be charged in relation to the failed takeover.
Read more: Journalist Deniz Yücel returns to Germany after release from Turkish prison | News | DW | 16.02.2018
The release of the German-Turkish journalist and his homecoming fulfilled a long-standing demand from the German government. However, five Germans and more than 100 Turkish journalists currently remain in Turkish prisons.
In addition, Turkey's Anadolu agency reported Friday that a court — in the same building that ordered Yücel's release — had sentenced six journalists to life in prison without parole for crimes against the state. The journalists, who include prominent figures such as Ahmet Altan, his brother Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, were accused of involvement in the July 2016 coup attempt, the first individuals to be charged in relation to the failed takeover.
Read more: Journalist Deniz Yücel returns to Germany after release from Turkish prison | News | DW | 16.02.2018
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