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Aslı Ceren Aslan
Aslı Ceren Aslan (born 1990) is a Turkish journalist and editor of the leftist, pro-Kurdish newspaper ''Özgür Gelecek'' (Free Future). She was given a prison sentence of seven years in July 2020 on charges of association with the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Aslan was born in 1990 in Istanbul. She studied mathematics in Çanakkale, before going to work for ''Özgür Gelecek'', whose staff are 70% female. Aslan is also a feminist and LGBTI+ activist. Aslan was arrested in 2017 in the South Eastern Turkish province of Urfa, and was charged with "membership of a banned organisation", "terror propaganda" and "violation of the border". According to ANFEnglish, "In custody, the then 27-year-old was insulted, beaten and subjected to two naked searches by Turkish security forces." Istanbul's 14th Court for Serious Crimes sentenced Aslan to two years and six months in prison, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Prosecutors alleged that specific articles publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
