Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 156
Former owner, editor of Evrensel fined for “insulting the president”; Austrian journalist taken into custody in Ankara
15.09.2018
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Prosecutor asks for conviction in journalist Taşkın’s case
The prosecutor demanded Seda Taşkın’s conviction on charges of “terror membership” and “propaganda.” She remains behind bars
13.09.2018
KÜLTİGİN K. AKBULUT
Özgürlükçü Demokrasi trial gets under way
Özgürlükçü Demokrasi employee Pınar Tarlak released, editors and owner ordered to remain in pretrial detention at the end of first hearing
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ETHA journalists to remain in jail after first hearing
ETHA editor Semiha Şahin and reporter Pınar Gayıp appeared before court for the first time after five months of detention
10.09.2018
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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 155
Prosecutor seeks yet another life imprisonment for Nazlı Ilıcak in “espionage” case; Fatih Polat given TL 10,000 fine
09.09.2018
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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 154
Şirin Kabakçı ordered to remain behind bars after 2nd hearing; Mehmet Gündem appears before court for 1st hearing after 9 months in detention
17.08.2018
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Mehmet Gündem stands trial on terror charges
Former Milliyet columnist Mehmet Gündem will remain in prison pending trial until the next hearing on 30 October
15.08.2018
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Social media campaign seeks freedom for ailing Metin Duran
Duran, who lost his memory, his ability to walk and speak after a stroke that followed a heart attack, has been in prison for over 4 months
13.08.2018
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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 153
Former DİHA reporter Uğur Akgül jailed; Hülya Emeç, her news source given suspended prison terms for “denigrating security forces” in news story
10.08.2018
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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 152
10 former TRT employees convicted of “membership in terrorist group”; Oğuz Güven given 5-month jail sentence
04.08.2018
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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 151
Gökhan Öner released from pretrial detention; 315 journos in Turkey face thousands of years in prison, latest BIA Media Monitoring Report finds
28.07.2018
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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 150
Cumhuriyet reporter Canan Coşkun handed down 2-year sentence; former Radikal and Habertürk TV reporter Mustafa Gökkılıç jailed pending trial
22.07.2018
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Peace academic and doctor Onur Hamzaoğlu released
Onur Hamzaoğlu was in pre-trial detention for five months as part of a trial launched over a press statement on Turkey’s Afrin operation.
21.07.2018
KÜLTİGİN K. AKBULUT
Reporter Canan Coşkun given 2 years 3 months in jail
The Istanbul 26th High Criminal Court refused to reduce or postpone the sentence
19.07.2018
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Prosecutor seeks aggravated life imprisonment for Ali Ünal
Court rules to keep former Zaman columnist Ali Ünal in pretrial detention, adjourns trial until September
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Journalists in State of Emergency – 149
ETHA reporter Ali Sönmez Kayar remains behind bars; BirGün daily faces investigation for nightclub shooting coverage
15.07.2018
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Three newspapers and a TV station closed down
Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, Welat and Halkın Sesi newspapers and Avantaj TV shuttered through emergency decree
08.07.2018
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Journalists in State of Emergency – 148
Verdict issued in long-running trial into former columnists and editors of Zaman daily; indictment against jailed reporter Berzan Güneş accepted
06.07.2018
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