content tagged with Hasan Çakkalkurt

Reporting - a Crime? Journalists Şener, Çakkalkurt and Usta at Court

Reporting - a Crime? Journalists Şener, Çakkalkurt and Usta at Court

Journalist Şener and former Milliyet newspaper Editor-in-Chief stand trial on charges of "violation of communication" based on an article about a dubious "black bag". Journalist Usta is tried because of news about the Sledgehammer Investigation.

6 June 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Acquittal of Journalists Durukan, Çakkalkurt, Koçali and Pekgöz

PRESS FREEDOM

Acquittal of Journalists Durukan, Çakkalkurt, Koçali and Pekgöz

Milliyet newspaper employees Durukan and Çakkalkurt were acquitted of charges of "spreading propaganda for an illegal organization" on the grounds of one of their news items and so were Günlük daily officials Koçali and Pekgöz who were tried for the same reason.

24 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalists Durukan and Çakkalkurt on their Way to Jail?

MEDIA FREEDOM

Journalists Durukan and Çakkalkurt on their Way to Jail?

The new prosecutor allocated to the trial against journalists Namık Durukan and Hasan Çakkalkurt followed his predecessor and demanded the conviction of the journalists once more. The case was postponed to 23 November.

22 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Change of Prosecutor - Journalist Durukan's Trial Postponed

Change of Prosecutor - Journalist Durukan's Trial Postponed

A new prosecutor was appointed to the Istanbul court dealing with the case of journalists Durukan and Çakkalkurt. He requested additional time to prepare a new submission. The previous prosecutor had demanded lengthy prison sentences for both defendants.

16 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Radikal Newspaper Journalists on Trial

Radikal Newspaper Journalists on Trial

Co-chair of closed DTP Ayna filed a complaint with chief editor Çakkalkurt and journalist Başaran from Radikal newspaper under charges of "spreading propaganda for an illegal organization" based on the sentence "Our base told us to go to the mountains".

18 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Milliyet Daily on Trial for News about "Kurdish Initiative"

KURDISH INITIATIVE AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Milliyet Daily on Trial for News about "Kurdish Initiative"

Milliyet newspaper reporter Durukan and director Çakkalkurt are facing prison sentences for publishing an announcement of PKK executive Duran Kalkan. The prosecutor proposed a fine to be paid in advance in order to drop the case. The Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court has not yet decided on the outcome.

12 November 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Milliyet Daily on Trial for News about "Kurdish Initiative"

KURDISH INITIATIVE AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Milliyet Daily on Trial for News about "Kurdish Initiative"

Milliyet newspaper reporter Durukan and director Çakkalkurt are facing prison sentences for publishing an announcement of PKK executive Duran Kalkan. The prosecutor proposed a fine to be paid in advance in order to drop the case. The Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court has not yet decided on the outcome.

12 November 2009 Erol Önderoğlu