Tuncay Özkan [SEP] occupation
Tuncay Özkan
Ahmet Tuncay Özkan (born 14 August 1966) is a Turkish journalist, writer and politician. He was arrested on September 27, 2008, in relation to the odatv case of the Ergenekon trials, and in August 2013 he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
Career.
Tuncay Özkan began his career in journalism in 1981 as a local reporter in Ankara. Three years later, he was hired by "Hürün" newspaper published by the group "Hürriyet". From 1988 to 1993, Tuncay Özkan
23, 2008, Tuncay Özkan was elected as the chairman of the kemalist "Yeni Parti" (New Party) and, following his arrest in September 2008, the party replaced him to this position before merging with another political party named "HEPAR".
Ergenekon Case.
Tuncay Özkan has been in prison since September 27, 2008 as an Ergenekon suspect. According to the prosecution, he is a member of the terrorist organization which was allegedly preparing a Turkish secularist military coup against the Turkish government. Tuncay Özkan is