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Cumhuriyet’s Şık, Sabuncu released as CEO Akın Atalay remains behind bars

Cumhuriyet’s Şık, Sabuncu released as CEO Akın Atalay remains behind bars

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish court on Friday evening decided to release Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and journalist Ahmet Şık while ruling for a continuation of the imprisonment of another defendant in the same trial, Cumhuriyet CEO Akın Atalay. “The days when we will...
EP rapporteur: Thousands became victims of massive crackdown on all opposition voices

EP rapporteur: Thousands became victims of massive crackdown on all opposition voices

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 7, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, said on Tuesday during a speech in the European Parliament plenary that thousands of people have become victims of a “massive crackdown on all opposition voices” in Turkey, calling on the European...
Journalists Ahmet Şık, Murat Sabuncu and Akın Atalay denied release from prison

Journalists Ahmet Şık, Murat Sabuncu and Akın Atalay denied release from prison

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

An Istanbul court has turned down requests that were launched for the release of veteran journalists Ahmet Şık, Murat Sabuncu and Akın Atalay three days ago. Lawyers representing the three Cumhuriyet journalists submitted petitions to the Istanbul court overseeing the...
Germany’s ‘Brave Journalism’ award goes to Turkey’s Ahmet Şık

Germany’s ‘Brave Journalism’ award goes to Turkey’s Ahmet Şık

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 11, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

The Brave Journalism award has been bestowed on prominent Turkish journalist and Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık, who was arrested last December on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in Turkey, according to the Bianet news portal. Şık’s wife,...
TURKEY PURGE IN PAST 30 DAYS: 2840 detained, 1089 jailed over coup charges

TURKEY PURGE IN PAST 30 DAYS: 2840 detained, 1089 jailed over coup charges

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 2840 people were detained, with 1089 of them put in pre-trial detention in operations targeting...
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