Çetin Çiftçi, a Turkish journalist who has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, has tested positive in Ankara’s Sİncan prison.
According to the Jailed Journos Twitter account, Çiftçi suffers from renal failure and cardiac disease.
Çiftçi was a reporter for the Bugün daily, which was closed over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup on July 15, 2016. The group denies any involvement in the attempt.
6 yıl 3 ay hapis cezası verilen ve 8 aydır Sincan Cezaevi'nde bulunan gazeteci Çetin Çiftçi'ye, Covid 19 tanısı konuldu. Böbrek ve kalp rahatsızlıkları olan Çiftçi'nin tedavi altında olduğu öğrenildi. #JournalismIsNotACrime
Cezaevlerinde YüzlerceKorona pic.twitter.com/MXEC5prpbn
— jailed journos (@jailedjournos) May 13, 2020
