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Mahmut Gülecan.
Özgür Halk magazine responsible managing editor.

15-Jan-2020

21 November 2019:

Özgür Halk magazine responsible editor handed down prison sentence

The final hearing in the trial of Özgür Halk magazine responsible managing editor Mahmut Gülecan and staff member Mevlüt Gür on the charges of “disseminating propaganda for a terrorist group,” “praising crime or a criminal” and “criminal incitement” took place on 21 November 2019 at the 13th High Criminal Court of Istanbul.

Both Gür and Gülecan, who are in detention on remand as part of other cases,  addressed the court from prison via the judicial video-conferencing network SEGBİS. Announcing its verdict at the end of the hearing, the court acquitted Gür of all charges while sentencing Gülecan to 3 years and 9 months in prison.