Deniz Yücel
Deniz Yücel | |
|---|---|
Yücel in 2018 | |
| Born | 10 September 1973 |
| Nationality | German and Turkish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse |
Dilek Mayatürk (m. 2017) |
Deniz Yücel (Turkish pronunciation: [deˈniz jyˈdʒæl]; born 10 September 1973) is a German-Turkish journalist and publisher. He has been a contributor to several German publications, most notably Die Tageszeitung and Die Welt.
In February 2017, he was imprisoned by the Turkish government, which claimed he was a spy. He was released in February 2018, and the courts ruled his incarceration to be an unlawful violation of his human rights.