Dogu Perincek was released by a Turkish court decision. Against the backdrop of the conflict between PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Islamic opinion leader Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish authorities have begun releasing those who were sentenced to prison in connection with the Ergenekon case on the attempt to overthrow the current government of the country.    

Among those released is Dogu Perincek, who is a sworn anti-Armenian politician, Chairman of the socialist Workers’ Party of Turkey, and head of the Talat Pasha organization which actively fights against the Armenian Genocide’s recognition in Europe.   

After being released, Perincek issued a statement before reporters, and stressed that the time has come to fight against and uproot the religious communities in Turkey.

On December 17, 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in favor of Armenian Genocide-denying Turkish politician Dogu Perincek’s lawsuit that was filed against Switzerland. The said judgment by the ECtHR was made on the grounds of freedom of speech. In 2008, a Swiss court had convicted Perincek for denying the Armenian Genocide.