Committee to Protect Journalists
country.Turkey · CPJ
01Overview
Quick Facts
Countrycountry.Turkey
Age / Sexmale
OccupationJournalist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Case Summary
Mehmet Ozgen is a journalist with Bagimsiz Turkiye in Turkey. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1980.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: Bagimsiz Turkiye
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: July 1, 1980
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/mehmet-ozgen/
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Mehmet Ozgen is a journalist with Bagimsiz Turkiye in Turkey. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1980.
02Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
03Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 1, 1980
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
CPJCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mehmet Ozgen (PPW case cmp4en88). Retrieved June 10, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp4en88400czca53t2u0q7n3. Original data from Committee to Protect Journalists (https://cpj.org/data/people/mehmet-ozgen/).
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