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Journalist Barış Terkoğlu to be paid damages for imprisonment over 'intelligence officer' report

Journalist Barış Terkoğlu to be paid damages for imprisonment over 'intelligence officer' report

Terkoğlu and other journalists were put on trial because of reports about an intelligence officer who was killed in Libya.

28 September 2022

Journalists Terkoğlu, Pehlivan face 158 years in prison in total over best-selling new book

Journalists Terkoğlu, Pehlivan face 158 years in prison in total over best-selling new book

The journalists claim to shed light on behind-the-scenes affairs concerning the government and the judiciary.

31 December 2020

Governor’s office lifts protection order for journalists Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu

Governor’s office lifts protection order for journalists Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu

Recently prosecuted over a news report regarding the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya, Odatv journalists Pehlivan and Terkoğlu have announced that the order in effect since 2017 to protect them from extremist groups has been lifted.

12 October 2020

‘Let this crime fall upon those who constructed this paper tower’

STATEMENT OF JOURNALIST BARIŞ TERKOĞLU

‘Let this crime fall upon those who constructed this paper tower’

Standing trial over news regarding the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya, journalist Barış Terkoğlu has made his defense: “In this quagmire which became boggier with abuse of the laws, we try to carry justice on our heads to keep it clean.”

9 September 2020

'We will continue to write what they don't want to be revealed'

THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CASE

'We will continue to write what they don't want to be revealed'

Six journalists will appear before the court today in the case over news reports about an MIT officer's death in Libya.

9 September 2020 Hikmet Adal

Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists ahead of today’s hearing

Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists ahead of today’s hearing

Announcing his opinion as to the accusations ahead of their second hearing, prosecutor demands that eight people, including seven journalists, three of whom behind bars, shall be sentenced to prison for revealing the identity of an intelligence officer.

9 September 2020

Three journalists released, three remain in jail in case over reporting intelligence officer's killing

Three journalists released, three remain in jail in case over reporting intelligence officer's killing

Six journalists appeared before court today after months of pre-trial detention in the case over the reports on a MİT officer’s death in Libya.

Have You Heard Initiative: We Have Seen This Plot Before

Have You Heard Initiative: We Have Seen This Plot Before

Seven journalists are behind bars over news reports on an intelligence officer's death in Libya.

Odatv Editor-in-Chief Barış Pehlivan Arrested

Odatv Editor-in-Chief Barış Pehlivan Arrested

Odatv Editor-in-Chief Barış Pehlivan has been arrested over a news report on a National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officer who lost his life in Libya. News director Barış Terkoğlu and reporter Hülya Kılınç were also arrested over the same report.

Odatv News Director Barış Terkoğlu Detained

Odatv News Director Barış Terkoğlu Detained

News Director of Odatv news website Barış Terkoğlu has been taken into custody and brought to the Security Department of İstanbul Security Directorate. Hülya Kılınç, a columnist for Odatv, has also been detained in Manisa.

Journalist Fined for Violating Privacy over Child Abuse Report

Journalist Fined for Violating Privacy over Child Abuse Report

Barış Terkoğlu, the news director of the OdaTV website, has been sentenced to pay a fine after reporting the criminal complaint filed by a 17-year-old child.

25 February 2020

Mufti Threatens News Website odaTV, Reminds Charlie Hebdo

Mufti Threatens News Website odaTV, Reminds Charlie Hebdo

A religious authority has threatened odaTV news website, reminding Charlie Hebdo massacre. Editor-in-Chief Pehlivan has said that they are targeted “because they are a website drawing attention to sects whose members are being staffed in state institutions.”

31 December 2018 Ekin Karaca

Judge: "Lawyers and Prosecutors are not Equal, This is not the USA"

Judge: "Lawyers and Prosecutors are not Equal, This is not the USA"

Progress in the trial against Oda TV News Director Barış Terkoğlu, detained defendant of the Ergenekon investigation, was impeded by a discussion that evolved between the court board and the defence lawyers. The case was postponed to 17 August.