Journalist Kara Sent to Prison

Journalist Sinan Kara had been taken under custody and sent to prison, while visiting Batman, for a pending sentence. Hell stay 146 days in prison, told Becerikli of IHD. Sinan Kara had faced numerous trials for his articles in his now-closed newspaper

Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Sinan Kara has been taken under custody and sent to Batman prison concerning a standing conviction.

He was arrested as he was visiting the southeastern city of Batman for preparations of an upcoming book on the region.

Kara would serve his 146-day imprisonment sentence pending from a case that was put forward while he was the owner of the now-closed Datça Haber local newspaper, Human Rights Association (İHD) Batman branch chair Saadet Becerikli told bianet.

He had founded another newspaper, Ege'nin Sesi, as Kara faced numerous trials for trivial violations of procedures or such during his time with Datça Haber.

Lastly, he was convicted of affronting Datça province governor Savaş Tuncer in the book that he wrote during a previous imprisonment.(EO/EÜ)

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Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.