IVOS 2: ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ,ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ

Dogan Akhanli Thin Evidence Trial of German-Turkish Author Slammed as 'Revenge' After living in exile in Germany for 19 years, German-Turkish writer Dogan Akhanli flew to Istanbul to visit his dying father, but was arrested at the airport. The Turkish state has a score to settle with the author, who is accused of involvement in a robbery and a murder. Akhanli's supporters claim the trial, which begins Wednesday, is politically motivated and a judicial disgrace. The Tekirdag prison stands like a fortress in the barren, empty hills of Thrace, the European part of Turkey. The facility, a two-hour drive west of Istanbul, is one of the most modern and well-guarded prisons in the country. The prisoners incarcerated there are usually members of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or were involved in organized crime. Tekirdag is a place where enemies of the state are locked up. Turkish prosecutors consider the man currently occupying cell AIT 77 in the pr