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Cumhuriyet daily columnists, Ceyda Karan and Hikmet Çetinkaya being tried for publishing Charlie Hebdo cover of the prophet Muhammad, have been sentenced to 2 years of prison.

Journalist Can Dündar has been sentenced to a punitive fine of 8,750 Euro on charges of defaming President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Bilal Erdoğan and some other businesspersons in his article series.

14th Heavy Penal Court has ruled release of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül following the “violation of rights” verdict by the Constitutional Court.

Records of phone calls between some soldiers on duty on Syrian border and ISIS members have been released.

Cumhuriyet daily is holding its editorial meeting today (December 15) in Silivri in order to support the arrested journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül.

Attorneys of Cumhuriyet daily Chief Editor Dündar and its Ankara Representative Gül have objected to arrest of the journalists.

Association of Turkish Journalists in Europe reacting against arrest of Can Dündar and Erdem gül has said, “We know that Erdoğan personally is behind this gross violation against people’s freedom of communication and right to receive information”.

U.S. Embassy in Ankara has condemned arrest of Cumhuriyet daily Chief Editor Can Dündar and Ankara representative Erdem Gül.

Prosecution has been started against Cumhuriyet daily correspondent, Alican Uludağ for posting indictment by President Erdoğan against Can Dündar

HDP, CHP, and Presidency of İstanbul Bar Association have strongly condemned arrest of journalists Dündar and Gül.

Journalist Canan Coşkun who brought forward that prosecutors had luxury houses in İstanbul referring opposition party’s parliamentary question is expected to receive imprisonment for 23 years and 4 months.

PM Davutoğlu spoke after the President’s threat against Can Dündar and alleged that daily itself threatened them.