Ocak Işık Yurtçu
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 13 years ago |
| Born | Pozanti |
| Date of died | September 8,2012 |
| Died | Istanbul |
| Organizations | Özgür Gündem |
| Date of birth | January 1,1945 |
| Awards | CPJ International Press Freedom Awards |
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| ID | 1006868 |
Ocak Işık Yurtçu Life story
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.