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Journalist İzgen Gökçe Taken into Custody

Journalist İzgen Gökçe Taken into Custody

İleri Haber editor İzgen Gökçe has been taken into custody in Bartın. The police have seized a cell phone and computer belonging to the journalist.

Journalist Murat Çelikkan Behind Bars in Kırklareli Prison

Journalist Murat Çelikkan Behind Bars in Kırklareli Prison

Rights defender and journalist Murat Çelikkan entered Kırklareli Prison yesterday. Çelikkan will serve 13 months in prison if he is not released on probation.

dihaber Correspondent Deniz Nazlım Detained in Police Raid

dihaber Correspondent Deniz Nazlım Detained in Police Raid

Police carried out a raid on the houses of 15 people in Ankara towards the early hours of the morning. dihaber correspondent Deniz Nazlım has been taken into custody along with eight others.

2nd Hearing in Journalist Türfent’s Trial Ends With No Release Order

2nd Hearing in Journalist Türfent’s Trial Ends With No Release Order

2nd hearing in trial of journalist Nedim Türfent detained on remand began with 6-hour delay. Türfent’s attorneys leave courtroom after arguing with board of judges due to delay. Next hearing will be held on November 1.

Detention Warrant for 35 Journalists For Using ByLock

Detention Warrant for 35 Journalists For Using ByLock

State-run Anadolu Agency reported that detention warrant was issued for 35 people claimed to have used ByLock. Nine journalists including journalist Burak Ekici from BirGün daily have been taken into custody.

Journalists Call for Release of Nedim Türfent

Journalists Call for Release of Nedim Türfent

Journalists and professional associations have called for the second hearing of DİHA reporter Nedim Türfen who has been detained on remand for 16 months.

Journalist From France Arrested in Şırnak

Journalist From France Arrested in Şırnak

Loup Bureau, a journalist from France who was taken into custody at Habur Border Gate, has been arrested on charge of “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization”.

Interim Judgement in 1st Hearing: 7 Released, 5 Remain in Jail

CUMHURİYET TRIAL

Interim Judgement in 1st Hearing: 7 Released, 5 Remain in Jail

Interim judgement has been passed in Cumhuriyet trial. Güray Öz, Musa Kart, Bülent Utku, Hakan Kara, Önder Çelik, Mustafa Kemal Güngör and Turhan Günay have been released, Murat Sabuncu, Akın Atalay, Kadri Gürsel, Ahmet Şık and Ahmet Kemal Aydoğdu remain further in jail.

28 July 2017 Elif Akgül

dihaber Correspondent Alayumat Arrested

dihaber Correspondent Alayumat Arrested

Of the two correspondents who were detained at Syrian border, Alayumat has been arrested on charge of “Making State’s Confidential Information Public for Political and Militaristic Purpose”. The other correspondent Akman has been released.

Ahmet Şık: My Words Aren’t a Defence or a Statement but an Accusation

Ahmet Şık: My Words Aren’t a Defence or a Statement but an Accusation

Ahmet Şık: “I know, both the government and its judiciary have issues with me. Because I don’t lean on the political power and other power groups but on the power of the truth when I practice journalism”.

27 July 2017 Elif Akgül

Third Day of Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

Third Day of Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

The third hearing in the Cumhuriyet daily trial in which one Twitter user under arrest and 18 executives, journalists and employees from Cumhuriyet daily 11 of whom are also arrested are standing trial is being held today.

26 July 2017 Elif Akgül

Second Day of Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

Second Day of Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

The second hearing in the Cumhuriyet daily trial in which one Twitter user under arrest and 18 executives, journalists and employees from Cumhuriyet daily 11 of whom are also arrested are standing trial is being held today.

25 July 2017 Elif Akgül

Courtroom Sketches Of Cumhuriyet Daily Trial by Tarık Tolunay

Courtroom Sketches Of Cumhuriyet Daily Trial by Tarık Tolunay

Illustrator Tarık Tolunay has sketched the proceedings in the courtroom during the first hearing of Cumhuriyet daily trial.

Press Organizations Protest Media Not Covering Trial of Cumhuriyet Daily

Press Organizations Protest Media Not Covering Trial of Cumhuriyet Daily

Press organizations have criticized that the Cumhuriyet daily trial which was being monitored closely by the media in Europe was not being covered in the mainstream media except certain newspapers and have condemned the situation as “shameful”.

Journalists March to Court for Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

CUMHURİYET DAILY TRIAL

Journalists March to Court for Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

A group of journalists and rights defenders have marched to İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan for the first hearing in the Cumhuriyet daily trial in which one Twitter user under arrest and 18 executives, journalists and employees from Cumhuriyet daily 11 of whom are also arrested are standing trial.

24 July 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Journalist Ahmet Şık Behind Bars for 200 Days

Journalist Ahmet Şık Behind Bars for 200 Days

Friends of Ahmet Şık have made a call for journalist Ahmet Şık demanding his release on the 200th day of his arrest.

Indictment Prepared Against 7 Journalists

Indictment Prepared Against 7 Journalists

The indictment prepared against journalists Ömer Albayrak, Metin Yoksu, Tunca Öğreten, Derya Okatan, Mahir Kanat, E.S. and Deniz Yücel has been submitted to the court.

Solidarity Letter from EP for Journalist Şahin Alpay

Solidarity Letter from EP for Journalist Şahin Alpay

The European People’s Party in the EP has penned a letter to act in solidarity with Şahin Alpay, who has been in prison for 11 years. The other four groups had written to Kadri Gürsel, Nazlı Ilıcak, Musa Kart and Ahmet Şık in the past.

EP Calls for Suspension Accession Talks if Constitutional Amendments Implemented

EP Calls for Suspension Accession Talks if Constitutional Amendments Implemented

Draft of the report of EP’s lead negotiator on Turkey Piri has been approved. The draft demands that the journalists be tried without arrest and expresses that capital punishment contravenes international treaties.

Arrested Journalist Oğuz Güven Released

Arrested Journalist Oğuz Güven Released

Editor-in-Chief of cumhuriyet.com.tr Oğuz Güven, who was arrested as a part of an investigation on charge of “propagandizing for a terror organization” and “insulting the memory of a deceased person” with regards to a news report he had made about a the death of a Public Chief Prosecutor in a traffic accident, has been released.

Journalist Zehra Doğan Arrested

Journalist Zehra Doğan Arrested

Zehra Doğan who had been sentenced to 2 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” through his journalistic activities and postings on the social media has been arrested.

Journalist Cemil Uğur Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Journalist Cemil Uğur Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Evrensel correspondent Cemil Uğur has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison (deferred) charged with “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his Facebook postings.

Journalist Depardon Deported After 1 Month in Detention

Journalist Depardon Deported After 1 Month in Detention

Mathias Depardon, a journalist from France was deported to France today after being kept one month in detention in a removal center in Antep province.

‘Monsieur Erdoğan, Free Journalist Mathias’

CAMPAIGN FOR JOURNALIST FROM FRANCE IN DETENTION FOR 1 MONTH

‘Monsieur Erdoğan, Free Journalist Mathias’

A petition addressed to President Erdoğan has been launched for Depardon, a journalist from France kept at a removal center in Antep province. Depardon’s mother wants to go to Antep today.

13 People Standing Trial Again upon Being Released Face 2 Aggravated Life Imprisonments

13 People Standing Trial Again upon Being Released Face 2 Aggravated Life Imprisonments

13 people including musician Atilla Taş and journalist Murat Aksoy standing trial charged with “attempting to suspend the constitutional order" and "attempting to overthrow the Government of the Republic of Turkey" are facing two aggravated life imprisonments.

5 Months Deferred Prison Sentence for Evrensel Daily’s Sarı, Koş

5 Months Deferred Prison Sentence for Evrensel Daily’s Sarı, Koş

Evrensel daily’s managing editor Çağrı Sarı and it’s former grant holder Arif Koşar have been sentenced to 5 months in prison for the report “Police rake people in Nusaybin: 3 injured”. Their punishment has been deferred.

30 Publishing Houses Closed Through Statutory Decrees

PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION’S FREEDOM TO PUBLISH REPORT (2016-2017)

30 Publishing Houses Closed Through Statutory Decrees

Turkish Publishers Association in its Freedom to Publish Report (2016-2017) has documented that 30 publishing houses have been closed, Kurdish books have been banned and Albert Camus and Spinoza were described as “members of an illegal organization” in a bill of indictment.

6 June 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Aydınlık Daily’s Detained Editor-in-Chief Released

Aydınlık Daily’s Detained Editor-in-Chief Released

Aydınlık Daily’s Editor-in-Chief İlker Yücel who was taken into custody in Iğdır, arrested later by the court and sent to prison, has been released after paying the penalty fine in amount of 25,300 Euro.

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.