Cihan Erdal is a scholar at Carleton University in Ottawa. In September 2020, while on a visit to Turkey, he was arrested and jailed. His husband, Ömer Ongun, was immediately plunged into a whirlwind of activities organizing the Free Cihan Erdal support campaign. After nine long months in prison, Erdal was released in mid-June, though …
Just finished interviewing Cihan Erdal, an Ottawa academic imprisoned in Turkey until 10 days ago, and his spouse Ömer Ongun, about the detention and the @freecihanerdal campaign that has been working for his release. Listen for it on @TalkingRadical Radio soon!