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Kurdish film director Kazım Öz briefly detained over film

Kurdish film director Kazım Öz briefly detained over film

Öz was detained in an investigation into his film "Zer" for alleged "terrorist propaganda."

23 January 2025

Facing up to 15 years in prison, director Kazım Öz acquitted

Facing up to 15 years in prison, director Kazım Öz acquitted

Standing trial on charge of “membership of an armed terrorist organization,” director Kazım Öz has been acquitted in his third hearing due to lack of evidence. Öz was facing 7 years, 6 months to 15 years in prison on the offense charged.

2 September 2020