Ahmet Altan

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Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan Detained

Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan Detained

For the words they used on a TV program, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan were detained on Saturday.

12 September 2016

Journalist Ahmet Altan Receives 11 Months of Prison

Journalist Ahmet Altan Receives 11 Months of Prison

Journalist Ahmet Altan received 11 months and 20 days of prison for insulting PM Erdoğan in his article “State Complicity and Morality”. While the sentence was commuted to a fine of 2,800 euros, Altan’s advocate found the verdict against European Convention on Human Rights.

18 July 2013 Ekin Karaca

Taraf Newspaper to Take Defamation Verdict to ECHR

Taraf Newspaper to Take Defamation Verdict to ECHR

An Ankara court found Taraf newspaper columnist Ahmet Altan guilty for insulting PM Erdogan, ordering Altan to pay roughly 8,000 euros for non-pecuniary damages, a verdict that Taraf newspaper announced to take to ECHR.

26 December 2012

PM Erdoğan Brings Writer Altan to Trial

PM Erdoğan Brings Writer Altan to Trial

After PM Erdoğan launched court cases against author Ataol Behramoğlu, journalist Oktay Ekşi and members of the Beyoğlu Troupe of Actors, he now also pressed a heavy compensation claim against journalist Ahmet Altan from Taraf newspaper.

19 January 2011 Emir Çelik

Writer And Journalist Ahmet Altan Charged With Insulting Turkish Nation

Writer And Journalist Ahmet Altan Charged With Insulting Turkish Nation

Although the Ministry of Justice stops some of the article 301 cases, it still gives many permissions for trial under this article. Writer and journalist Ahmet Altan may become the next victim for insulting the Turkish nation.

12 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Newspaper Investigated for Anti-Militarist Support

After one of their writers was taken into custody for an article he wrote, two representatives of the Taraf newspaper have been investigated for supporting the anti-militarist statement of singer Bülent Ersoy.

20 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

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