Deniz Yücel

Deniz Yücel (2014)

Deniz Yücel (born 10 September 1973 in Flörsheim am Main, Germany) is a German-Turkish journalist and publisher, best known for his works in Die Tageszeitung and Die Welt.

Espionage accusations and imprisonment

Yucel has been repeatedly accused by Turkish government to get involved in espionage on behalf of BND (German Federal Intelligence Service) in support of alleged terrorist organizations FETÖ and PKK to incite public violence in Turkey.[1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ″He (Yucel) is a spy, not a journalist″ during a public speech.[2]

After responding to a request by Turkish court, Yücel was imprisoned under the charge of espionage on 14 February 2017.[3] The incarceration has been widely criticized by journalists, politicians and the public in Germany.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] As a reaction, Sigmar Gabriel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, summonned the Turkish ambassador to the Federal Foreign Office.[11]

Works

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Erdoğan: Deniz Yücel PKK'nın temsilcisi olarak konsoloslukta saklandı". T24. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  2. ↑ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Erdoğan: "Deniz Yücel ist ein deutscher Agent"". Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  3. ↑ "WELT-Korrespondent Deniz Yücel in der Türkei im Polizeigewahrsam - WELT". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ↑ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "SPIEGEL und SPIEGEL ONLINE: Wir fordern Freiheit für Deniz Yücel und alle in der Türkei inhaftierten Journalisten - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Politik". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ↑ Shaheen, Kareem (2017-02-28). "'Assault on freedom of expression': Die Welt journalist's arrest in Turkey condemned". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  6. ↑ Adu, Aletha (2017-03-01). "Merkel BLASTS president Erdogan's ‘bitter and disappointing’ regime for journalist arrest". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  7. ↑ "Turkey orders German newspaper journalist jailed until trial". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  8. ↑ Oltermann, Philip (2017-03-01). "Angela Merkel urged to ban Erdoğan over jailed German journalist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  9. ↑ Reuters (2017-02-27). "Journalist for German newspaper arrested in Turkey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  10. ↑ "Konvoylar devam edecek: Deniz Yücel tutuklandı" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  11. ↑ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Bundesregierung im Fall Yücel: Protest ohne Trööt - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Politik". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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