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Appeals court upholds journalist's conviction for photographing student's killing by police

Appeals court upholds journalist's conviction for photographing student's killing by police

Journalist Abdurrahman Gök was given a prison sentence for "terror propaganda" in a case concerning the 2017 killing of a student.

12 January 2023

Court convicts the journalist who photographed the killing of Kemal Kurkut

Court convicts the journalist who photographed the killing of Kemal Kurkut

Sentenced to 1 year, 6 months, 22 days in prison for “terror propaganda”, Abdurrahman Gök said in his defense, “Would I be on trial after 8 years if I had written under the related pictures that they were taken in Libya or Azerbaijan rather than Kobanî?”

New lawsuit against journalist who photographed Kemal Kurkut’s moment of killing

New lawsuit against journalist who photographed Kemal Kurkut’s moment of killing

A new indictment has been issued against journalist Abdurrahman Gök over five pictures that he shared. This indictment has been merged with the file of the case held by the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court.

20 January 2022

‘Turkey is a prison for journalists’

JANUARY 10 WORKING JOURNALISTS DAY

‘Turkey is a prison for journalists’

Tigris Euphrates Journalists Association Co-Chair Altan says that 2021 was a tough year for journalists working in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority provinces while journalists Gök and Ren talk about the hardships and violations of rights they face in the region.

10 January 2022 Gülistan Korban