Davud Hanci

• Calgary man sentenced to 15 years in prison in Turkey: reports

  According to news reports from Turkey, a Calgary man who has been held there for the past two years has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2018
  
• Jailed Calgary imam Davud Hanci due in Turkish court today

  Davud Hanci is expected to appear before a judge by video conference on allegations he helped orchestrate last summer's attempted coup.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2017
  
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• Calgary imam Davud Hanci being held in solitary confinement in Turkey, wife says

  Davud Hanci, a Calgary imam who has Canadian and Turkish citizenship, was arrested and jailed in July shortly after a failed coup attempt in Turkey.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2016
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• Justin Trudeau pushes Turkish, Indonesian leaders over imprisoned Canadians

  The prime minister says he has spoken with Turkish and Indonesian leaders about the fate of three Canadians detained in those countries.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2016
• John McCallum hesitant to discuss imam jailed in Turkey

  Canada's immigration minister says it's best if he doesn't say much about a Canadian imam who was jailed in Turkey shortly after last month's failed coup.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2016
• Wife of Calgary imam Davud Hanci shares details of ordeal in Turkey

  Rumeysa Hanci says her husband Davud is being wrongfully imprisoned and authorities have not explained what he's accused of doing.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2016
• Mohamed Fahmy urges families of detained Canadians to garner attention

  Mohamed Fahmy, who was speaking in Calgary Wednesday, says government assistance is key in freeing a Calgary imam detained in Turkey and a Montreal professor arrested in Iran.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2016
• Turkish ambassador meets with Canadian officials over Calgary man detained in Turkey

  Turkey's ambassador in Ottawa was summoned to a meeting with Canadian officials on Monday, after the Turkish government arrested a Calgary man in connection with this month's failed coup.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2016
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• Wife of Calgary man detained in Turkey allowed minute-long visit

  Davud Hanci's wife called from a police station in Turkey on Monday to say she was able to see her husband for between 30 seconds and a minute, said her brother Selman Durmus, who lives in Toronto.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2016