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BirGün Daily Executives Facing 21 Months in Prison Expect Release on Probation

BirGün Daily Executives Facing 21 Months in Prison Expect Release on Probation

Executives of BirGün daily, İbrahim Aydın and Berkant Gültekin have been sentenced to 21 months in prison on charge of “defaming the President” have submitted themselves to Kırklareli Prison for the execution of their prison sentence. They are expected to be release since the period of release on probation has been increased to two years.

Sözcü Newspaper Employees Ulu, Olgan Arrested

Sözcü Newspaper Employees Ulu, Olgan Arrested

Being detained as part of an operation launched into Sözcü daily employees and its owner Burak Akbay, correspondent Gökmen Ulu and editor-in-chief in charge of website Medha Olgun were arrested, financial affairs manager Yonca Yücekaleli was released.

Journalist Depardon on 4th Day of Hunger Strike in Removal Center

Journalist Depardon on 4th Day of Hunger Strike in Removal Center

Mathias Depardon, a photo journalist from France who was taken into custody in Batman has been on hunger strike since May 21. Depardon is being charged with “propagandizing for an illegal organization” due to his Instagram postings.

Arrest of Gülmen, Özakça on Headlines of Only 4 Newspapers

Arrest of Gülmen, Özakça on Headlines of Only 4 Newspapers

As BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Özgürlükçü Demokrasi and Evrensel daily newspapers have headlined arrest of two educators, seven of the pro-government newspapers haven’t covered the arrest.

Last 3 Days for Application to ‘From the Classroom to the Newsroom 2017’ Program

Last 3 Days for Application to ‘From the Classroom to the Newsroom 2017’ Program

Three days remained for the application to the “From the Classroom to the Newsroom 2017” project launched by IPS Communication Foundation/bianet. The deadline is May 26.

Peace Journalism Handbook Now Online on bianet

Peace Journalism Handbook Now Online on bianet

Peace Journalism Handbook written by Prof. Dr. Sevda Alankuş and published by IPS Communication Foundation Publishing is now online in e-book format in English on bianet.

Operation into Sözcü Daily Newspaper

Operation into Sözcü Daily Newspaper

Detention warrants have been issued for four people from Sözcü Newspaper including Burak Akbay, the owner of the daily. The operation has been launched as part of “FETÖ/PDY” investigation, Sabah reported.

Journalist Oğuz Güven Sent to Court for Arrest

Journalist Oğuz Güven Sent to Court for Arrest

Taken into custody on May 12, cumhuriyet.com.tr Editor-in-Chief Oğuz Güven has been referred to court for arrest.

Cumhuriyet.com.tr Editor-in-Chief Detained

Cumhuriyet.com.tr Editor-in-Chief Detained

Editor-in-Chief of Cumhuriyet daily’s online website Oğuz Güven has been taken into custody.

Ahmet Şık Applies to ECtHR

Ahmet Şık Applies to ECtHR

Imprisoned journalist Ahmet Şık has applied to the European Court of Human Rights and demanded an order that he be immediately released.

Objection to Arrest of 12 Journalists Overruled

Objection to Arrest of 12 Journalists Overruled

Ruling on the objection to the 12 journalists being arrested soon after their release, the court has decided that the journalist remain further under arrest. Interpreting the court’s decision, Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz said: “Like the arrest order, overruling the objection is against the law as well”.

10 May 2017 Tansu Pişkin

5 Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief Face 46 Years in Prison

5 Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief Face 46 Years in Prison

Standing trial due to their participation in the Özgür Gündem daily Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign Ayşe Düzkan, Mehmet Ali Çelebi and Ragıp Duran as well as Özgür Gündem’s former co-Editor-in-Chief Hüseyin Aykol and writer Hüseyin Bektaş are facing 46 years in prison.

Journalist Canan Coşkun Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

Journalist Canan Coşkun Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

Journalist Canan Coşkun has been sentenced to 10 months on charge of “publicly insulting the military or the security organization of the state” in a news article she had written.

Deniz Yücel: ‘I Just Want a Fair Trial’

Deniz Yücel: ‘I Just Want a Fair Trial’

Arrested Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yücel noted that he did not want to be handed over to anywhere and that his only demand was to have a fair trial. Yücel also criticized President Erdoğan for calling him a “terrorist” where there hasn’t even been any bill of indictment yet.

Al Jazeera Türk Goes Offline

Al Jazeera Türk Goes Offline

Al Jazeera Türk has announced its closure with a statement entitled “Thank you for having supported us”.

Amnesty: #JournalismisnotaCrime

Amnesty: #JournalismisnotaCrime

The Amnesty calls for freedom with the #Journalismisnotacrime motto for the imprisoned journalists in Turkey on May 3 Press Freedom Day.

Journalist Parıldak Re-arrested Soon After Release

Journalist Parıldak Re-arrested Soon After Release

Ayşenur Parıldak, correspondent of the closed Zaman daily, standing trial on charge of “being a member of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” has been arrested again in the evening hours, soon after the court released her.

118 Journalists Behind Bars on World Press Freedom Day

118 Journalists Behind Bars on World Press Freedom Day

We share names of the 118 journalists who are in prison according to the BİA Media Monitoring Report January-February-March 2017 report.

Riot Squad Launch Helicopter-Backed Operation on Yürüyüş Magazine

Riot Squad Launch Helicopter-Backed Operation on Yürüyüş Magazine

Police carried out a raid on the Yürüyüş Magazine in Gazi neighbourhood, İstanbul towards this morning. The office of the magazine was searched and five people were taken into custody.

sendika.org Editor Demirhan Released

sendika.org Editor Demirhan Released

sendika.org editor Ali Erdin Demirhan has been released after five days in custody.

Journalist Meltem Oktay Arrested Again

Journalist Meltem Oktay Arrested Again

After being arrested in Nusaybin and released in the second hearing of her trial held before Mardin 2nd High Criminal Court, journalist Meltem Oktay has been arrested again.

Raid on Home of Journalist Gök Who Took Photo of Kemal Kurkut

Raid on Home of Journalist Gök Who Took Photo of Kemal Kurkut

Police have raided journalist Gök’s home and searched the house in which Gök was absent.

sendika.org Editor Demirhan Taken into Custody

sendika.org Editor Demirhan Taken into Custody

sendika.org editor Ali Erdin Demirhan has been taken into custody on grounds of “attempting to make the referendum results look illegitimate”.

Journalist Hakan Gülseven Released

Journalist Hakan Gülseven Released

Redaktif.net Editor-in-Chief Gülseven, who was detained from his family’s home in Ayvalık where he went to vote in the referendum, has been released.

Journalism is Banned under the State of Emergency

Journalism is Banned under the State of Emergency

Unemployment was one of the ways of oppression, and this pressure increased with the OHAL announced after the July 15 coup attempt.

18 April 2017 İrfan Aktan,Eren Güvendik

Even Though They Speak Through Their New “Occupations,” They Are Journalists

Even Though They Speak Through Their New “Occupations,” They Are Journalists

Left-wing, Kurdish or member of Gülen movement. Some of them are still unemployed, some work as carpenters, some opened up a shop and some are inaccessible.

18 April 2017 İrfan Aktan,Eren Güvendik

16 Defendants Including Ahmet and Mehmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak Facing 3 Life Sentences

16 Defendants Including Ahmet and Mehmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak Facing 3 Life Sentences

16 of the 17 suspects including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Ekrem Dumanlı, Emre Uslu, Tuncay Opçin arrested as a part of the FETÖ investigation face three life sentences.

Access Blocked to bianet’s Article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” on Request of President

Access Blocked to bianet’s Article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” on Request of President

bianet’s article “Acquittal for ‘Thief, Murderer Erdoğan’” has been blocked upon President Erdoğan’s complaint to the Prosecutor’s office. The reason for the block is “Expressions aiming at creating a negative and false impression with the regular reader”.

13 April 2017 Ayça Söylemez

All Defendants of Oda TV Trial Acquitted

All Defendants of Oda TV Trial Acquitted

All of the 13 defendants of Oda TV case were acquitted in the trial that began six years ago at İstanbul 18th Heavy Penal Court today.

Ahmet Şık: Rulership of Mafia Will Experience the Inevitable

Ahmet Şık: Rulership of Mafia Will Experience the Inevitable

Following the court ruling that all the suspects in the Oda TV trial be acquitted for lack of evidence , Ahmet Şık has called on to all who had been following the trial: “This rulership of mafia, this organized state of evil will get what it deserves. It will experience the inevitable”.

Metin Göktepe Jury’s Special Award Granted to Elif Akgül, Canan Coşkun

Metin Göktepe Jury’s Special Award Granted to Elif Akgül, Canan Coşkun

20th Metin Göktepe Journalism Awards have been delivered to its laureates on Göktepe’s birthday.

Sûjin Correspondents Zeynep Turgut, Nişmiye Güler Detained

Sûjin Correspondents Zeynep Turgut, Nişmiye Güler Detained

Sûjin correspondents Zeynep Turgut and Nişmiye Güler have been detained in a café in Tatvan where they were present for news coverage.

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