Columnist Gültekin Avcı Detained

Columnist Gültekin Avcı from Bugün Daily was detained in İzmir province, in Aegean Region of Turkey. Lawyer Fikret Duran announced the detention of Avcı via his twitter account.

Avcı who was also the lawyer of Hidayet Karaca, President of Samanyolu Publishing Group, was sent to Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in İzmir for the medical report after he was taken to Police Department’s Anti-terror Branch.

According to the news of Bugün Daily, Avcı would be taken to İstanbul with a special team. Gültekin Avcı was detained within the scope of an investigation launched by Public Prosecution of İstanbul.

Who is Gültekin Avcı?

Avcı graduated from İzmir 9 Eylül University. He started the occupation in 1991.

He was the Public Prosecutor of provinces like Gümüşhane, Konya and Siirt between 1993 and 2003. (EA/BD)

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