Deniz Yücel (Turkish pronunciation: [deˈniz jyˈdʒæl]; born 10 September 1973) is a German-Turkish journalist and publisher.

The Turkish government repeatedly accused Yücel of espionage on behalf of Germany's federal intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst, and in support of the alleged terrorist organizations FETÖ and PKK.

[1] In a speech in 2017, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that Yücel "is a spy, not a journalist".

[11] Yücel received strong public and political support in Germany throughout his imprisonment such as the one of Cem Özdemir or the one of the popular Twitter hashtag #FreeDeniz campaign.

[11] The German newspaper Die Welt, for which Yücel is a correspondent, offered to forward letters of support to the journalist.