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Fast zwei Wochen sitzt Deniz Yücel bereits in Polizeigewahrsam in Istanbul. Nun hat ein Haftrichter gegen den Türkei-Korrespondenten der "Welt" Untersuchungshaft verhängt. Der Richter sei dem Haftantrag der Staatsanwaltschaft am Montagabend gefolgt, berichtete die "Welt". Dem 43-jährigen Journalisten würden "Propaganda für eine terroristische Vereinigung und Aufwiegelung der Bevölkerung" vorgeworfen. Verdächtige können in der Türkei bis zu fünf Jahre in Untersuchungshaft gesperrt werden.

Yücel besitzt sowohl die deutsche als auch die türkische Staatsbürgerschaft. Er ist der erste deutsche Korrespondent, der seit Regierungsübernahme der islamisch-konservativen AKP des heutigen Staatspräsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan im Jahr 2002 in Untersuchungshaft kommt.

Die "Welt" berichtete, der Haftrichter Mustafa Cakar habe in der Vergangenheit schon mehrere Journalisten der regierungskritischen Zeitung "Cumhuriyet" zu U-Haft verurteilt. Der Staatsanwalt habe Yücel allgemein zu seinen Artikeln befragt und dann Haftantrag gestellt.

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Sorry, no current news avaiable in english, the most recent one is from Deutsche Welle from February 17th, feel free to point me to a newer source:

A lawyer for Deniz Yücel said the 43-year-old journalist was being charged with membership in a terrorist organization, spreading propaganda and misuse of information.

The "Die Welt" correspondent had reported on emails that RedHack, a leftist hacker collective, had acquired from the private account of Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak. The minister is a son-in-law and close political ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Another six journalists - all working for Turkish news outlets - have been arrested in connection with the RedHack affair.

Since a failed coup last year, Turkish authorities have detained hundreds of people, including journalists, academics and suspected sympathizers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Yücel, a dual citizen of Turkey and Germany, turned himself in to police on Tuesday. Under Turkey's ongoing state of emergency, he can be held for up to 14 days before a judge must decide whether authorities can continue to keep him in custody.

Ulf Poschardt, the editor-in-chief of "Die Welt," said in a statement that: "The Turkish government has repeatedly noted that Turkey is a state governed by the rule of law. This is why we believe that a fair process will result in him being declared innocent."

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The newest devolpment was, that earlier this evening, Yücel was sat in remand after beeing about two weeks in custody.

Horrible development, I hope Deniz gets released soon, but sadly I dont have much hope under Erdogans rulership and how the relationships to the german government seems to get worse and worse everyday, I dont think anything can be archived with diplomacy. Freedom of Press seem worth nothing there anymore in Edogans turkey.

Under the hastag #FreeDeniz was a lot of support organized and there was even a auto corso for Deniz a couple of days ago. Also, the website Freedeniz.de was set up by colleagues and other people who work in media.