Hidayet Karaca

Hidayet Karaca (b. 18 August 1963 ; Çankırı, Turkey ) was the general manager of the Samanyolu Media Group and chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu TV.

About

Born on 18 August 1963 in Çankırı in Central Turkey, Karaca completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul. In 1983, he entered the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir, and did his master's degree there. He completed his PhD at Celal Bayar University. He worked as the Aegean Region Representative of Zaman Newspaper in Izmir. Later he worked as the Ankara Representative of the same newspaper for two years. From 1999 to 2016 he worked as the General Coordinator of the Samanyolu television channel (STV). He is a member of the High Council of the Press Council, Chairman of the Board of the Television Broadcasters Association and a member of the Izmir Journalists Association.[1]

Lawsuit

Karaca was arrested on 19 December 2014 on charges of terrorism and membership of a group that conspired against the religious group Tahşiyeciler after Fethullah Gülen warned against them. An episode of a soap opera on Samanyolu TV also made allegations against the Tahşiveciler.[2][3][4]

On 8 June 2018, the court sentenced Hidayet Karaca to aggravated life imprisonment for "attempting to overthrow the constitutional order" via the failed coup of 15 July 2016. He is detained in Silivri Prison.[5][6]

Personal life

Hidayet Karaca is married and has two children.

References
  1. TurkeyPurge. "Journalist Hidayet Karaca gets 31-year jail time over 2013 TV series | Turkey Purge". Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. TurkeyPurge. "Journalist Hidayet Karaca gets 31-year jail time over 2013 TV series | Turkey Purge". Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. "Turkey releases Gulen-linked editor". 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  4. "Turkey arrests more journalists, alleging 'terrorist' links to Erdoğan opponent". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2015-09-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. "Senior figures, leader of FETÖ on trial in critical lawsuit". DailySabah. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  6. "Journalists in State of Emergency – 144". platform24.org. Retrieved 2019-11-30.


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