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The trial against former Hürriyet Chief Editor Ekşi filed by PM Erdoğan and State Ministers Eroğlu and Yıldız commenced on 15 February. Defence lawyer Bayraktar claimed that his client did not address the complainants but used a common idiom.

The German Human Rights Commissioner, Markus Löning, warned that Turkey is constantly losing ground on press freedom. In a meeting with journalists on press freedom in Turkey, he criticized PM Erdoğan's targeting of journalist Ekşi.

Prime Minister Erdoğan filed a TL 100,000 (€ 50,000) compensation claim against Hürriyet newspaper and its former editor-in-chief Ekşi on the grounds of a column entitled "We have not been as critical as we should".

There are some unsolved discrepancies in our minds related to freedom of communication. Let us not leave those contradictions to the arbitrariness of the government on behalf of security. Oktay Ekşi says, "The EU is finally aware of the Turkish Criminal Code and the Anti-Terror Law. We would also like to remind Mr. Ekşi of this fact.