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The Evolution of Yannis: From Turkish Nationalist to Jailed Greek Activist
Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı, an ethnic Greek peace activist born in Samsun, was recently arrested by Turkish police in the Kurdish city of Şırnak, where he had been living since…
- Special for the Armenian Weekly
Meral Geylani, his partner and fellow activist, told the Armenian Weekly that four lawsuits have been filed against…
Three of them are for “discouraging the public from military service” and one is for “publicly disrespecting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk” through his articles and…