Aziz İstegün is a Turkish journalist who worked for Today's Zaman, and was imprisoned on charges of belonging to an alleged terrorist organisation run by exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen.
Aziz İstegün | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Journalist for Today's Zaman, imprisoned journalist in Turkey. |
İstegün's family are from Şanlıurfa.[1]
İstegün was the Diyarbakır representative for Zaman newspaper. He was arrested on August 1, 2016 as part of investigations into the failed July 2016 coup attempt.[2][3] İstegün's arrest came in the context of the State of Emergency laws which were brought in as a result of the coup attempt.[4]
In August 2018, İstegün was sentenced along with a number of other journalists to 7 years, 6 months in jail.[5] Turkish news sources such as Bianet have criticised the imprisonment of journalists like İstegün for the crime of 'journalism'.[6]
References
edit- ^ "İstegün Ailesinin Acı Günü". Haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Luque, Javier. "Cases". Free Turkey Journalists. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Journalists in Jail |". expressioninterrupted.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Journalists Arrested in Major Clampdown following Failed Coup in Turkey". www.coe.int. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Ömrünü Gazeteciliğe adamış Aziz İstegün'e 7 yıl 6 ay hapis". aktifhaber.com (in Turkish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Önderoğlu, Erol (13 July 2018). "List of jailed Turkish journalists". Bianet. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
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