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The journalists stood trial for their phone conversations with a military officer.

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.

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.

Jailed journalists Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu, Hülya Kılınç, Ferhat Çelik, Aydın Keser and Murat Ağırel stood trial for the first time today. Before hearing started, politicians, journalists and rights defenders staged a protest in front of İstanbul Courthouse.

OdaTV has published the footage that shows an officer beating Pehlivan, who was remanded in custody after reporting an intelligence officer's death in Libya.

The access block on the Odatv news site has similarities with the censorship of Wikipedia as the internet law functioned as a mechanism of censorship in both cases, according to the law professor.

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.

An access block has been imposed on Odatv news website shortly after its news director Barış Terkoğlu and reporter Hülya Kılınç were arrested.