Politician-writer Mahmut Alınak was detained with a house raid in Kars; some of the books found at the search in his house were confiscated. 68-year-old former People’s Labour Party (HEP) MP Alınak is charged with “illegal organisation membership” by Kars Criminal Judicature of Peace. Alınak was imprisoned nine times in the past. His book, “Mehmet Tunç and Bekes” (published in 2017) was also recently banned and pulled off the shelves.
13.02.2020
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