ANKARA - Journalists who were arrested for their reports sent a message to their colleagues, stating that they were waiting for letters and books.

 

Nine journalists from Mesopotamia Agency (MA) and JINNEWS, who were detained under torture on October 25 as part of the Ankara-based investigation and arrested on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization" due to their journalistic activities, were taken to Sincan Prison on October 29. Journalists, who sent messages from Sincan Prison through their lawyers, stated that they were waiting for letters and books.

 

Imprisoned MA Editor-in-Chief Diren Yurtsever, reporters Berivan Altan and Ceylan Şahinli, and JINNEWS reporters Habibe Eren and Öznur Değer are being held in Sincan Women's Closed Prison.

 

MA reporters Deniz Nazlım, Emrullah Acar, Selman Güzelyüz and Hakan Yalçın are being held in solitary cells in Sincan No. 1 High Security Prison.

 

ADDRESSES OF IMPRISONED JOURNALISTS

 

Sincan Kadın Kapalı Cezaevi F2 Koğuşu: Diren Yurtsever, Berivan Altan, Ceylan Şahinli, Habibe Eren, Öznur Değer. 

 

Sincan 1 Nolu Yüksek Güvenlikli Cezaevi: Deniz Nazlım, Hakan Yalçın, Emrullah Acar, Selman Güzelyüz.