Armenian writer escaped from jail in Turkey
Nishanyan confirmed the reports to Turkish Habertürk news agency by phone but declined to give details of when and how managed his escape. According to some reports, Nishanyan was allowed to leave prison for one day every three months and simply did not return after his latest sanctioned leave.
Nishanyan was sentenced to a total of 17 years in a number of cases, Agos news reported.
Nishanyan was arrested an imprisoned in Turkey for carrying out illegal construction in his own garden.