Aytekin Gezici is a Turkish journalist. On July 25, 2016 as part of the ongoing investigation into the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt , he was arrested. Gezici is being held in the Adana-Kurkculer E-Type prison.[1][2]
Gezici was arrested along with six other journalists as part of an investigation in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt. Gezici was jailed pending trial two days later, on July 25, 2016. A total of 11 people in Adana, among them owners of several local TV stations and newspapers, were detained as part of the same investigation. At the end of the investigation, an indictment was issued against 13 individuals that also included Gezici.[3] Gezici was sentenced to 9 years in prison.[4]
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- ^ "Adana'da 13 gazeteciye FETO Davasi". Hurriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Gazeteci Aytekin Gezici'ye FETO uyeliginden 9 yil hapis cezasi verildi". Medya Gozlem Veri Tabani (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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