Turkish comedian sent to prison after appeals court upholds conviction over Gülen links

Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci, who was sentenced to five years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has been apprehended in İstanbul after Turkey’s top appeals court upheld his conviction and sent to prison, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Demirci, 49, who had been at large after his conviction became final, […] The post Turkish comedian sent to prison after appeals court upholds conviction over Gülen links appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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