Sevak Nshanian inprisoned 'cause of publicly criticizing the Turkish Government

Sevan Nishanian ..

Nishanian, convicted for 11 years, has been in prison because of “construction infractions” since January 11, 2014. 

The media had stated that he was imprisoned because of publicly criticizing the Turkish Government.. 

He always raised the issue of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey..

Prominent Istanbul Armenian linguist Sevan Nishanian, who was transferred to Sultanhisar Open Prison in September 24, 2015, is again taken to the closed regime of the prison..

Nishanian’s advocate Murat Akcn “True, Sevan Nishanian has been moved to closed regime prison, but no one knows what the reasons of such a decision are. I will try to find out on Sunday, when I visit him,”