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‘Defendant found guilty of 9 murders, but not arrested’

VARTİNİS MASSACRE

‘Defendant found guilty of 9 murders, but not arrested’

In the trial over the Vartinis Massacre, the 1st Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation has acquitted three soldiers, while ruling that Hasköy Gendarmerie Commander Karaoğlu shall be put on trial again. Lawyer Karaçelik notes that he is not arrested.

6 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Objection to Constitutional referendum results acquitted

Objection to Constitutional referendum results acquitted

The people who wanted to object to the results of the 2017 Constitutional referendum which resulted in Turkey’s adoption of the Presidential Government System were both hindered and faced with a lawsuit. They have been acquitted.

3 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Bülent Şık acquitted

Bülent Şık acquitted

The court of appeals has reversed the prison sentence of food engineer Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık for sharing the results of the Health Ministry’s cancer research with the public. His 15-month prison sentence has been overturned, Şık has been acquitted.

Erdoğan appeals against acquittal of actors Akpınar and Gezen

‘INSULTING PRESIDENT’

Erdoğan appeals against acquittal of actors Akpınar and Gezen

President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attorneys have appealed against the acquittal of actors Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen, who were charged with “insulting the President” over their remarks during a TV program.

Put on trial for entering a ‘forbidden military zone’, journalists acquitted

Put on trial for entering a ‘forbidden military zone’, journalists acquitted

Standing trial for “entering a forbidden military zone” in Edirne while reporting on the situation of refugees heading towards Turkey-Greece border, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Naci Kaya and İdris Sayılğan have been acquitted.

Tuma Çelik: I have been acquitted

Tuma Çelik: I have been acquitted

Stripped of his legislative immunity and discharged from the HDP over allegations of sexual assault, Tuma Çelik has released a statement for the press and said, “Since the beginning, I have been saying that all allegations are groundless.”

Dargeçit Jitem Case: Prosecutor demands acquittal

Dargeçit Jitem Case: Prosecutor demands acquittal

Despite the evidence indicating that the defendants committed the offense charged, the prosecutor has demanded their acquittal. The families whose children were disappeared in the 1990s have denounced the prosecutor’s opinion.

Journalist Oktay Candemir acquitted of ‘insulting the President’

Journalist Oktay Candemir acquitted of ‘insulting the President’

Charged with “insulting the President” over an article, journalist Oktay Candemir has been acquitted.

Actors Gezen, Akpınar acquitted of ‘insulting the President’

Actors Gezen, Akpınar acquitted of ‘insulting the President’

Charged with "insulting the President" over their remarks during a TV program, actors Müjdat Gezen and Metin Akpınar have been acquitted.

Journalist Hakkı Boltan acquitted at first hearing

Journalist Hakkı Boltan acquitted at first hearing

Boltan was put on trial on the grounds that his name was mentioned in the list of delegates seized in a police raid on the office of Democratic Society Congress (DTK). He was facing up to 15 years in prison.

24 February 2021

Journalist Hatice Kamer acquitted, again

Journalist Hatice Kamer acquitted, again

Put on trial for posting the pictures of press statements held by the HDP and DTK, Hatice Kamer was previously acquitted of “terror propaganda.” But the appeals court overturned her acquittal and ruled for retrial. Kamer has been acquitted again.

9 February 2021

Mezopotamya Agency’s Managing Editor acquitted at first hearing

Mezopotamya Agency’s Managing Editor acquitted at first hearing

Put on trial over a news report titled "Bugs mixed with arrestees' food in Bayburt", journalist Ferhat Çelik has been acquitted at his first hearing.

2 February 2021

‘President must have more tolerance for harsh criticisms'

COMICS ACQUITTED

‘President must have more tolerance for harsh criticisms'

Standing trial for “insulting the President” over his comics, Sefer Selvi, a cartoonist for daily Evrensel, has been acquitted on the grounds that “the President must show more tolerance in the face of criticisms."

25 January 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘Kingdom of Tayyips’ banner acquitted

‘Kingdom of Tayyips’ banner acquitted

Charged with “insulting the President” due to a banner with the drawing “Kingdom of Tayyips” on it, four students and the owner of the printing house that printed the banner have been acquitted.

12 January 2021

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin acquitted

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin acquitted

Put on trial for calling on the government to come to terms with with Abdullah Öcalan in his Facebook posts, Gerger Fırat local newspaper’s owner Hacı Boğatekin has been acquitted of “terror propaganda” and “praising the crime and criminal.”

27 November 2020 Hikmet Adal

3 journalists acquitted of ‘insulting’ Berat Albayrak

3 journalists acquitted of ‘insulting’ Berat Albayrak

Uğur Koç, Mustafa Kömüş and İbrahim Aydın, the executives of daily BirGün, have been acquitted of “insulting a public official due to his or her duty” in the lawsuit filed by Albayrak, who has recently resigned from office as the Finance Minister.

20 November 2020

Lawyer Levent Pişkin acquitted

Lawyer Levent Pişkin acquitted

Charged with “terror propaganda” and “being a member of the organization” for meeting arrested former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş in prison, lawyer Levent Pişkin has been acquitted of all charges.

18 November 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Journalist Uğur Güç acquitted

Journalist Uğur Güç acquitted

Charged with “insulting state institutions” upon the criminal complaint of President Erdoğan’s attorney Mustafa Doğan İnal, journalist Uğur Güç has been acquitted.

18 November 2020

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut acquitted

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut acquitted

In the lawsuit filed into the killing of Kemal Kurkut during the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır in 2017, the police officer who was charged with “killing with eventual intent” has been acquitted.

17 November 2020

Journalist Hazal Ocak acquitted of ‘Son-in-law knows what to do’ news

Journalist Hazal Ocak acquitted of ‘Son-in-law knows what to do’ news

Standing trial over a news report regarding the land purchased by Finance Minister Albayrak near the planned route of Canal İstanbul, reporter Hazal Ocak from Cumhuriyet newspaper has been acquitted of “insulting a public official.”

27 October 2020 Hikmet Adal

‘Fuat Avni’ lawsuit against daily BirGün ends in acquittal

‘Fuat Avni’ lawsuit against daily BirGün ends in acquittal

Standing trial on charge of “aiding the organization as non-members” for having reported on the tweets posted on “Fuat Avni” account, BirGün journalists have been acquitted. Similar lawsuits filed against Diken and T24 news websites also ended in acquittal.

13 October 2020

Facing up to 15 years in prison, director Kazım Öz acquitted

Facing up to 15 years in prison, director Kazım Öz acquitted

Standing trial on charge of “membership of an armed terrorist organization,” director Kazım Öz has been acquitted in his third hearing due to lack of evidence. Öz was facing 7 years, 6 months to 15 years in prison on the offense charged.

2 September 2020

Journalist Doğan Akın acquitted of ‘Fuat Avni tweets’

Journalist Doğan Akın acquitted of ‘Fuat Avni tweets’

T24 news website Editor-in-Chief Doğan Akın has been acquitted in the lawsuit filed against him for reporting on the tweets posted from “Fuat Avni” account, which was previously charged with “propagandizing for the FETÖ.”

Academic for Peace Lütfiye Bozdağ acquitted

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Academic for Peace Lütfiye Bozdağ acquitted

Put on trial for having signed the declaration “We will not be party to this crime,” academic Lütfiye Bozdağ has been acquitted in the retrial that started after the Constitutional Court concluded that the freedom of expression of Peace Academics was violated.

18 June 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Journalist Semiha Alankuş acquitted

Journalist Semiha Alankuş acquitted

Semiha Alankuş, an editor for daily Yeni Yaşam, has been acquitted of “membership of an organization.” The court has concluded that the statement of an anonymous witness cannot be the sole basis for a judgement.

Justified Ruling in Gezi Trial: Evidence is Against the Law

ACQUITTAL IN GEZİ TRIAL

Justified Ruling in Gezi Trial: Evidence is Against the Law

In its justified ruling in Gezi trial, the court has indicated that the phones were unlawfully wiretapped. A complaint will be filed against the acquitted defendants for “organizing unlawful meetings and demonstrations and resisting security forces.”

24 February 2020 Hikmet Adal

President Erdoğan on Gezi Trial: They Attempt to Acquit Him with a Maneuver

President Erdoğan on Gezi Trial: They Attempt to Acquit Him with a Maneuver

Speaking at the weekly group meeting of his party, President and AKP Chair has commented on the verdicts of acquittal in Gezi trial: “The person that you know stirred up trouble at Gezi was behind bars, they attempted to acquit him with a maneuver.”

19 February 2020

❝Gezi Has Invited Even the Court to Law❞

ACQUITTAL IN GEZİ TRIAL

❝Gezi Has Invited Even the Court to Law❞

After the court has given a ruling of acquittal for all defendants in Gezi trial, except for the ones currently abroad, several messages have been shared on social media. “Gezi has invited even the court to law”, defendant Mücella Yapıcı has said.

18 February 2020

Ahmet Türk, Necla Yıldırım Acquitted of Charges Cited as the Reason for Their Dismissal

Ahmet Türk, Necla Yıldırım Acquitted of Charges Cited as the Reason for Their Dismissal

Replaced by state-appointed trustees, dismissed Metropolitan Co-Mayor of Mardin Ahmet Türk and dismissed Mazıdağı Co-Mayor Necla Yıldırım have been acquitted in the lawsuit that was cited as the reason for their removal from office.

17 February 2020

Conscientious Objector Çelik Acquitted of ‘Alienating People from Military Service’

Conscientious Objector Çelik Acquitted of ‘Alienating People from Military Service’

Charged with “alienating people from military service”, conscientious objector Furkan Çelik has been acquitted in his first hearing.

17 February 2020

Academic for Peace Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel Acquitted

Academic for Peace Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel Acquitted

Charged with “membership of a terrorist organization”, Academic for Peace Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel has been acquitted in his final hearing today.

24 January 2020

Social Media Likes Cannot be Considered Propaganda, Says Court

The court has announced its ruling on Aslan, who was charged with “terror propaganda” for liking social media posts that caused others to stand trial. Aslan has been acquitted “because social media likes alone cannot be considered propaganda”.

27 December 2019

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