The prison sentence of well-known Istanbul-Armenian writer, linguist, journalist and columnist Sevan Nisanyan, who is already serving time in a Turkish penitentiary, has been extended.

A Turkish administrative court has ruled that Nisanyan had violated the law on the preservation of cultural and natural resources, informed Agos Armenian weekly of Istanbul. As a result, the court sentenced him to five years, two months and fifteen days in prison plus a 12,600-lira (approx. $5,637) fine.

With this new sentence, Sevan Nisanyan’s total prison term has amounted to eleven years and eight months.

His attorney stated that they will appeal this ruling.

The Armenian intellectual was initially sentenced to prison on charges of illegal construction, and he is serving time for already a year.

Sevan Nisanyan has constantly raised the Armenian Genocide issue in Turkey and stood out by his fearless demeanor in the country.