Deniz Yücel

Deniz Yücel (born 10 September 1973 in Flörsheim am Main, Germany) is a German-Turkish journalist and publisher, best known for his works in Die Tageszeitung and Die Welt.

Yucel has been repeatedly accused by Turkish government to get involved in espionage on behalf of BND (German Federal Intelligence Service) in support of alleged terrorist organizations FETÖ and PKK to incite public violence in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ″He (Yucel) is a spy, not a journalist″ during a public speech.

After responding to a request by Turkish court, Yücel was imprisoned under the charge of espionage on 14 February 2017. The incarceration has been widely criticized by journalists, politicians and the public in Germany. As a reaction, Sigmar Gabriel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, summonned the Turkish ambassador to the Federal Foreign Office.

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