Probe into 37 Editor-in-Chiefs On Watch of Özgür Gündem Daily

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Probe has been launched also into bianet Project Consultant Nadire Mater, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), former MP Beyza Üstün, journalists Mehmet Güç and Tuğrul Eryılmaz, İMC TV Diyarbakır Representative Faruk Balıkçı and writer Şeyhmus Diken, artist Jülide Kural on charge of “[illegal] organization propaganda”.

Nine more testified

Lastly journalists İhsan Çaralan, Işın Eliçin, Murat Çelikkan, Uğur Karataş, Öncü Akgül, attorney Ayşe Batumlu and HDP former MP Hasip Kaplan testified on June 13, Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel and HDP Vice Vo-Chair Saruhan Oruç testified on June 15 in İstanbul Courthouse.

Tuncel: Solidarity is our duty

Tuncel and Oluç have made a statement in front of the courthouse. Oluç stating the crackdowns on the journalists have reached an unacceptable level, noted it should be put an end to this course of events. Oruç highlighting the increasing pressure especially on dissident and Kurdish press, expressed that this situation is not free from political developments.

Tuncel saying it is a duty to act in solidarity with the Kurdish press, expressed that he doesn’t approve the crackdown against Özgür Gündem daily and that he participated in this solidarity watch for people’s right to information.

Editor-in-Chiefs On Watch

44 people supported the Editor-in-Chief On Watch campaign launched on May 3. The list of the participants is as follows:

Hasan Cemal, Şeyhmus Diken, Hasan Hayri Şanlı, Cengiz Baysoy, Dicle Anter, Faruk Balıkçı, Kemal Can, Jülide Kural, Ahmet Nesin, Deniz Türkali,Necmiye Alpay, Çilem Küçükkeleş, Saruhan Oluç, Ertuğrul Mavioğlu,Ahmet Abakay, Hasip Kaplan, İhsan Eliaçık, Yıldırım Türker, Murat Çelikkan, Ayşe Batumlu, Nadire Mater, Aydın Engin, Tuğrul Eryılmaz, İhsan Çaralan, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Işın Eliçin, Uğur Karataş, Mehmet Güç, Beyza Üstün, Celalettin Can, Sebahat Tuncel, Erol Önderoğlu,Nurcan Baysal, Eşber Yağmurdereli, Ragıp Duran, Melda Onur, Celal Başlangıç, Mustafa Sönmez, Ayşe Düzkan, Uğur Güç, Faruk Eren, Kumru Başer, Nevin Erdemir and Hakkı Boltan.

The ones prosecuted

With the final prosecution, the Editor-in-Chiefs On Watch are as follows:

Faruk Eren, Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, Ayşe Düzkan, Erol Önderoğlu, Celalettin Can, Mustafa Sönmez, Melda Onur, Fehim Işık, Celal Başlangıç, Eşber Yağmurdereli, Ragıp Duran, Nurcan Baysal, Ömer Ağın, Ahmet Abakay, İhsan Çaralan, Işın Eliçin, Murat Çelikkan, Uğur Karataş, Öncü Akgül, Ayşe Batumlu, Sebahat Tuncel, Saruhan Oluç, Nadire Mater, Beyza Üstün, Mehmet Güç, Tuğrul Eryılmaz, Faruk Balıkçı, Şeyhmus Diken, Necmiye Alpay, Jülide Kural, Yıldırım Türker, Ahmet Nesin, Kemal Can, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Hasip Kaplan, Nevin Erdemir, Hakkı Boltan (EA/TK)