Avcı, a former columnist at shuttered newspaper Bugün, was arrested following the failed July 2016 coup. His trial was merged with a separate trial where defendants were accused of different crimes, and he remains detained. He was briefly released mid-2019, only to have been rearrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2020. According to reports in October 2023, he faced abuse by prison authorities. He was retried in February 2024 but was not released.
Gültekin Avcı
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Journalist
Country:Türkiye
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned