Journalists in State of Emergency – 11

 

On. Aug. 17, police raided the homes of Aslı Erdoğan, a novelist of international renown and a board member at Özgür Gündem and Ragıp Zarakolu, a columnist of the newspaper. 

Aslı Erdoğan was detained during the police raid on her home and taken to the detention center of the Istanbul Police Department’s Counterterrorism Branch. Reports said Erdoğan, a prominent writer whose works have been translated into many languages and who was chosen by the French literary journal Lire amongst the “50 Writers of Future,” will not be allowed to see her lawyer in the first five days of her detention as per a decision of the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office. However, a tweet later suggested that the prosecutor currently assigned to Erdoğan’s case denied that the writer had been banned from seeing her lawyer. Under Turkey’s State of Emergency rules, the detention period can last up to 30 days and prosecutors have the authority to bar suspects from seeing their lawyers in the first five days of their detention. 

Police also raided a house that belongs to the son of Ragıp Zarakolu, a prominent writer, publisher, journalist and human rights-activist, on the grounds that his son’s home is the writer’s formal residence. Zarakolu, who posted a statement on Facebook stated that his son wasn’t home when the police broke in, adding that books found at the residence had been confiscated. 

On Aug. 16, Özgür Gündem was shuttered and 23 journalists, including those with Özgür Gündem, Dicle News Agency and İMC, were taken into custody. 

A summary of detentions and arrests in State of Emergency

On July 20, Turkey declared a State of Emergency, with officials saying such an extreme measure is necessary to shed full light on the failed coup attempt of July 15. Since the declaration of State of Emeregncy, 44 Kurdish journalists were taken into custody as part of investigations unrelated to the coup probe. Eight of those detained were released, while four others have been arrested. The number of Kurdish journalists who were detained after the declaration of State of Emergency and who are still under detention is 32. 

Forty-five journalists have been arrested as part of the coup investigation. Currently, 14 other journalists taken into custody as part of the coup probe are under detention.  

Last known legal status of journalists for whom detention warrants have been issued as part of post-coup probe

Abdullah Abdulkadiroğlu, Samanyolu TV, Left the country according to AA

Abdullah Katırcıoğlu, In custody

Abdullah Kılıç, Meydan Gazetesi  columnist, Under arrest

Abdullah Özyurt, local Adana journalist, Under arrest

Adil Gülçek, Former Cihan Medya Director

Ahmet Dönmez, Former Zaman reporter, Left the country according to AA

Ahmet Memiş, Haberdar, In custody

Ahmet Metin Sekizkardeş, Vice President of Cihan Media Executive Board, Under arrest

Ahmet Turan Alkan, Former Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Ahmet Yavaş, TRT (Erzurum), Under arrest

Alaattin Güner, Former Cihan Medya Director, Under arrest

Ali Akbulut, owner of Zaman’s rights, formerly

Ali Akkuş, Former Zaman General Publications Editor, Under arrest

Ali Bulaç ,Former Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Ali Ünal, Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Arda Akın, Hürriyet reporter, Released on probation

Arzu Yıldız, Haberdar Ankara Bureau Chief

Ayşe Nazlı Ilıcak, Yarına Bakış, Under arrest

Aytekin Gezici, Under arrest

Ayşenur Parıldak, former Zaman correspondent, Under arrest

Bayram Kaya, Zaman, Yeni Hayat reporter, Under arrest

Behçet Akyar

Bertan Golal, TRT İstanbul, In custody

Bilal Şahin, Özgür Düşünce, Left the country according to AA

Bülent Ceyhan, Özgür Düşünce reporter, Left the country according to AA

Bülent Keneş, Former Today's Zaman Editor-in-Chief

Bülent Korucu, Former Zaman columnist

Bülent Mumay, Former Hürriyet Digital Publications Coordinator, Released by court order

Bünyamin Köseli, Former Aksiyon reporter, Under arrest

Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, Under arrest

Cevheri Güven, Nokta Magazine Editor-in-Chief

Cihan Acar, Former Bugün reporter, Under arrest

Cuma Kaya, Under arrest

Cuma Ulus, Former Publications Coordinator for Millet daily, Under arrest

Emre Koçali, Haberdar, In custody

Emre Soncan, Former Zaman Defense Reporter, Under arrest

Ercan Gün, Fox TV News Editor, Released on probation, arrested in another investigation

Erkan Akkuş, Former Bugün TV Anchor

Erkan Büyük, Haberdar, In custody

Ertuğrul Erbaş, Former Nokta Magazine Editor

Faruk Akkan, Cihan Ajansı, Under arrest

Faruk Kardıç

Fatih Akalan, Samanyolu Haber Tv commentator, Left the country according to AA

Fatih Yağmur, Former Radikal reporter, Left the country according to AA

Fevzi Yazıcı, Zaman Visual Director (formerly), Under arrest

Habip Güler, Former Zaman reporter, Under arrest

Hakan Bülent Yardımcı, In custody

Hakan Taşdelen, Under arrest

Halil İbrahim Mert, TRT (Erzurum), Under arrest

Hamit Bilici, Former Zaman Editor-in-Chief

Hamit Çiçek

Hanım Büşra Erdal, Former Zaman reporter and  columnist, Under arrest

Haşim Söylemez, Former Aksiyon Magazine columnist, Under arrest

Hilmi Yavuz, Former Zaman  columnist, Released due to poor health, will testify at a later time

Hüseyin Aydın, Cihan reporter, Under arrest

Hüseyin Döğme

Hüseyin Turan, Partner in Feza Group (owners of Zaman), Under arrest

İbrahim Balta, Former Zaman Business Editor, Under arrest

İhsan Duran Dağı, Former Zaman  columnist, Released by prosecutor without court referral

İsi Siyi, Haberdar, In custody

Kamil Maman, Former Bugün reporter, Left the country according to AA

Kerim Gün, Former Zaman Editor

Lalezar Sarıibrahimoğlu (Lale Kemal), Former Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Levent Kenez, Meydan Gazetesi Editor-in-Chief

Lokman Erdoğan, Çorum Manşet (local newspaper), In custody

Mahmut Hazar, Cihan News Agency, Left the country according to AA

Mehmet Akif Afşar

Mehmet Gündem, Former Milliyet columnist, Released by court order

Mehmet Kamış, Former Zaman columnist

Mehmet Özdemir, Under arrest

Melih Kılıç, Zaman Media Group Sales Department

Metin Tamer Gökçeoğlu

Metin Yıkar, Samanyolu Haber

Muhammed Fatih Uğur, Former Zaman News Manager

Murat Avcıoğlu, Under arrest

Mustafa Erkan Acar, Cihan News Agency, Under arrest

Mustafa Ünal, Under arrest

Mümtaz'er Türköne, Former Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Mürsel Genç, Former Cihan reporter

Nevzat Güner

Nuri Durna, TRT (Ezurum), Under arrest

Nuriye Ural (Akman), Former Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Oktay Vızvız,

Olgun Batur, Local Antalya journalist, In custody

Osman Nuri Arslan, Partner in finance company FIA, Released on probation

Osman Nuri Öztürk, Released on probation

Ömer Karakaş

Özcan Keser,  TRT İstanbul, In custody

Rıfat Söylemez, Adana Günaydın (local newspaper), In custody

Sait Sefa, Haberdar

Sedat Yetişkin

Selahattin Sevi, Former Zaman Photograpy Coordinator, Left the country according to AA

Sevgi Akarçeşme, Former Today’s Zaman Editor-in-Chief

Seyid Kılıç, Former TRT reporter, Under arrest

Süleyman Sargın

Şahin Alpay, Former Zaman columnist, Under arrest

Şenol Kahraman

Şeref Yılmaz, Irmak TV, Under arrest

Taner Talaş, Adana Yerel, In custody

Tuncer Çetinkaya, Zaman Antalya, In custody

Turan Görüryılmaz, Can Erzincan TV anchor, Left the country according to AA

Ufuk Emin Köroğlu, Karşı Gazete reporter, Left the country according to AA

Ufuk Şanlı, Former Vatan columnist, Under arrest

Veysel Ayhan

Yakup Çetin, Former Zaman reporter, Under arrest

Yakup Sağlam, Former Samanyolu reporter, Released on probation

Yalçın Güler, TRT (Erzurum), Under arrest

Yüksel Durgut

Yüksel Evsen, Adana local journalist, In custody

Zafer Özsoy, Under arrest

Zeki Önal, Not taken into custody due to advanced age and illness; his home was searched

 
Journalists detained under State of Emergency outside coup probe
 
Selami Aslan – DİHA, Released
Mehmet Sıddık Damar – DİHA, Released
Esra Aydın – JİNHA, Released
Geylan Arslan – JİNHA, Released
Nizamettin Yılmaz – Azadiya Welat, In custody
İdris Yılmaz – DİHA, In custody
Selman Keleş – DİHA, In custody

Hasan Akbaş – Evrensel, Released

Fırat Topal – Evrensel, Released

Serpil Berk – Evrensel, Released

Sertaç Kayar – Freelance journalist, Released

Engin Eren – DİHA, In custody

Metin Bekiroğlu –  DİHA, In custody

Fatma Edemen – ETHA, In custody

Zana Kaya – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Günay Aksoy – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Kemal Bozkurt – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Reyhan Hacıoğlu – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Önder Elaldı – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Ender Önder – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Sinan Balık – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Fırat Yeşilçınar – Özgür Gündem, In custody

İnan Kızılkaya – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Özgür Paksoy – DİHA muhabiri, In custody

Zeki Erden – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Elif Aydoğmuş – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Bilir Kaya – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Ersin Çaksu – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Mesut Kaynar – DİHA, In custody 

Sevdiye Gürbüz – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Amine Demirkıran – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Bayram Balcı – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Burcu Özkaya – Özgür Gündem, In custody

Yılmaz Bozkurt – İstanbul Tabip Odası Basın Bürosu, In custody 

Gülfem Karataş – İMC TV, In custody 

Gökhan Çetin – İMC TV, In custody 

Hüseyin Gündüz – Doğu Publishing House, In custody

Aslı Erdoğan – Özgür Gündem, In custody

 

Journalists known to have been arrested during State of Emergency outside coup probe
 
Zeynel Abidin Bulut – Azadiya Welat, Under arrest
Zehra Doğan – JİNHA, Under arrest 
Hülya Karakaya – Özgür Halk, Under arrest
Mehmet Arslan – DİHA, Under arrest
Lindsey Snell – Freelance journalist, Under arrest
Şermin Soydan – DİHA (arrested before the declaration of the State of Emergency), Under arrest
 
List of media outlets shut down under State of Emergency decrees

TV Stations: Barış TV, Bugün TV, Can Erzincan TV, Dünya TV, Hira TV, Irmak TV, Kanal 124, Kanaltürk, MC TV, Mehtap TV, Merkür TV, Samanyolu Haber, Samanyolu TV, SRT TV, Tuna Shopping TV, Yumurcak TV.
News Agencies: Cihan Haber Ajansı, Muhabir Haber Ajansı and  SEM Haber Ajansı 
Newspapers: Adana Haber, Adana Medya, Akdeniz Türk, Şuhut’un Sesi, Kurtuluş, Lider, İscehisar, Durum, Türkeli, Antalya, Yerel Bakış, Nazar, Batman, Batman Postası, Batman Doğuş, Bingöl Olay, İrade, İskenderun Olay, Ekonomi, Ege’de Son Söz, Demokrat Gebze, Kocaeli Manşet, Bizim Kocaeli, Haber Kütahya, Gediz, Zafer, Hisar, Turgutlu Havadis, Milas Feza, Türkiye’de Yeni Yıldız, Hakikat, Urfa Haber Ajansı, Ajans 11, Yeni Emek, Banaz Postası, Son Nokta, Merkür Haber, Millet, Bugün, Meydan, Özgür Düşünce, Taraf, Yarına Bakış, Yeni Hayat, Zaman, Today’s Zaman, Özgür Gündem.
Magazines: Akademik Araştırmalar, Aksiyon, Asya Pasifik, Bisiklet Çocuk, Diyalog, Avrasya, Ekolife, Ekoloji, Fountain, Gonca, Gül Yaprağı, Nokta, Sızıntı, Yağmur, Yeni Ümit, Zirve.
Radio stations: Aksaray Mavi, Aktüel, Berfin, Burç, Cihan, Dünya, Esra, Haber Radyo Ege, Herkül, Jest, Kanaltürk, Radyo 59, Radyo Aile Rehberi, Radyo Bamteli, Radyo Cihan, Radyo Fıkıh, Radyo Küre, Radyo Mehtap, Radyo Nur, Radyo Şemşik, Samanyolu Haber, Umut, Yağmur.
Publishing houses: Altınburç, Burak Basın Yayın Dağıtım, Define, Dolunay Eğitim Yayın Dağıtım, Giresun Basın Yayın Dağıtım, Gonca, Gülyurdu, GYV, Işık Akademi, Işık Özel Eğitim, İklim Basın Yayın Pazarlama, Kaydırak, Kaynak, Kervan Basın Yayıncılık, Kuşak, Muştu, Nil, Rehber, Sürat Basım Yayın Reklamcılık Eğitim Araçları, Sütun, Şahdamar, Ufuk Basın Yayın Haber Ajans Pazarlama, Ufuk, Waşanxaneya Nil, Yay Basın Dağıtım, Yeni Akademi, Yitik Hazine, Zambak Basın Yayın Eğitim Turizm
 
*Glossary of legal terms used in this text

Detain / Place in custody: To hold in police custody for police interrogation first, and later for testimony to a prosecutor. Might lead to a court appearance depending on the action taken by the prosecutor. 
Arrest: To put into prison indefinitely – by court order – pending trial. 
Released on probation: Released with an international flight ban issued. Usually entails checking in regularly with a designated police station. 
 
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