by TurkeyPurge | May 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Jailed Cumhuriyet reporter Ahmet Sik is being denied access to his own book he intends to refer to in his defense before the court in charge. The book in question, titled, ‘Paralel Yuruduk Biz Bu Yollarda’ [We walked Parallel on this Road] examines the alleged power...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul court on Wednesday rejected an objection filed by lawyers to the imprisonment of 10 Cumhuriyet daily editors, executives, as well as Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık, who have been behind bars for the last 6 days. According to the state-run Anadolu news...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 30, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
An Istanbul court, on Friday, ruled on arrest of Ahmet Şık, a prominent Turkish journalist who was detained “for a tweet” he previously posted. According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, Şık is accused of making “terrorist propaganda” and publicly humiliating the...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 29, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık tweeted early on Thursday morning he was being detained by a group of police officers “for a tweet” he posted. Şık previously came to public attention after he was arrested on March 6 under allegations of membership of the Ergenekon...
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