Former DTK co-chair Yüksel Genç arrested
Former DTK co-chair Yüksel Genç arrested
Former DTK (Democratic Society Congress) co-chair and Özgür Gündem journalist Yüksel Genç has been arrested in Istanbul this morning.
According to the first reports coming through, Genç has been detained in Beyoðlu and taken to the local police station.
Yuksel Genç was handed down a prison sentence of 12 years and six months. She was a member of the "First Peace and Democratic Solution Group" that returned to Turkey in response to the call issued by PKK President Abdullah Öcalan on September 1, 1999.
According to the first reports coming through, Genç has been detained in Beyoðlu and taken to the local police station.
Yuksel Genç was handed down a prison sentence of 12 years and six months. She was a member of the "First Peace and Democratic Solution Group" that returned to Turkey in response to the call issued by PKK President Abdullah Öcalan on September 1, 1999.
