Ocak Işık Yurtçu
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Ocak Işık Yurtçu (1945–8 September 2012[1]) was a Turkish reporter detained for thirty-two months between 1993-1997 by the Turkish government for his reporting on the Kurdish–Turkish conflict, a case The New York Times called "emblematic" of the Turkish press's struggle for press freedom in the 1990s.[2]
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Ocak Işık Yurtçu | |
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Born | 1945 |
Died | 8 September 2012 |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | reporter |
Organization | Özgür Gündem |
Known for | Imprisonment by Turkish government |
Awards | International Press Freedom Award (1996) |
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