The new Turkey Hüseyin Özkaya. Former Taraf
10-Oct-2019
17 September 2019: Former Taraf reporter Hüseyin Özkaya sentenced to 7 years in prison Hüseyin Özkaya, an Ankara-based former reporter for the shuttered newspaper Taraf, was convicted of “membership in a terrorist organization” by the 16th High Criminal Court of Ankara at the final hearing of his trial on 17 September 2019. Özkaya was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison. The indictment alleged that Özkaya was “a ByLock user and had deposited cash in his BankAsya account.”

The new Turkey
Hüseyin Özkaya.
Former Taraf

10-Oct-2019

17 September 2019:

Former Taraf reporter Hüseyin Özkaya sentenced to 7 years in prison

Hüseyin Özkaya, an Ankara-based former reporter for the shuttered newspaper Taraf, was convicted of “membership in a terrorist organization” by the 16th High Criminal Court of Ankara at the final hearing of his trial on 17 September 2019. Özkaya was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison. The indictment alleged that Özkaya was “a ByLock user and had deposited cash in his BankAsya account.”