A columnist at the daily Zaman, Ünal was arrested in August 2016 during a purge of followers of exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen following the coup attempt. Ünal had previously translated many of Gülen’s works into English. He is serving a 19 year sentence on charges of “founding and leading an armed terrorist organization,” for which appeals to the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court have been rejected. He remains incarcerated in the Buca Kırıklar F-Type High Security Prison in İzmir province.
Ali Ünal
Is case active: Yes
Country:Türkiye
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned