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Işık Yurtçu
Turkish journalist (1945-2012) · Turkey · On the map · Journalists · Died at 67
Ocak Işık Yurtçu 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.
Işık Yurtçu is read about 4 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
Country
Turkey
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2012 · aged 67
