German reporter Yucel marries in Turkish jail
Journalist Deniz Yucel has married his girlfriend in a prison near Istanbul, where he is awaiting trial for “inciting hatred” and “terrorist propaganda.” Berlin and Ankara are locked in a struggle over his fate, reports DW.
The 43-year-old reporter married TV producer Dilek Mayaturk in Silivri Prison on Wednesday, with his lawyer Ferat Cagil and Turkish opposition member of parliament Safak Pavey serving as witnesses. A registrar for Silivri officiated the private ceremony, the German daily “Die Welt” reported.
Yucel’s colleagues congratulated him on his marriage with a tweet from the paper’s offices in Berlin.
