Carleton student Cihan Erdal back home after Turkish detention
Cihan Erdal is back home in Ottawa after two years of detention in Turkey, where he was accused of inciting anti-government protests.
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Cihan Erdal is back home in Ottawa after two years of detention in Turkey, where he was accused of inciting anti-government protests.
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Article content A Carleton University PhD student arrested while visiting Turkey last year will stand trial in April on charges stemming from protests in Turkey in 2014, his common-law partner says. Cihan Erdal, 32, was detained on Sept. 25, 2020 along with 16 others, after Turkish officials accused the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) of Turkey — in which Erdal was once a high-ranking member — of urging people to take part in protests across Turkey in 2014 that left 37 people dead. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Carleton student Cihan E...