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In the hearing where a decision was expected, the court ruled for a reexamination of the case of the former Die Weld reporter who previously spent one year in prison.

Arrested Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yücel noted that he did not want to be handed over to anywhere and that his only demand was to have a fair trial. Yücel also criticized President Erdoğan for calling him a “terrorist” where there hasn’t even been any bill of indictment yet.

President Erdoğan has said the arrested Die Welt correspondent Yücel is not a journalist but terrorist.

In his letter from prison, arrested Die Welt journalist Deniz Yücel has written that the conditions in prison were better than in detention and added that he still had to laugh about the reason for his arrest.

Die Welt Turkey Correspondent Deniz Yücel, who was in custody for 13 days has been arrested for “propagandizing for an [illegal] organization and inciting people to hatred and hostility”.