by TurkeyPurge | Jul 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ahmet Turan Alkan is a free man! After months of legal battles, the author was finally released from prison yesterday. His first stop? Home… The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court after a two-day-long final session handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court after a two-day-long final session handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to journalists from the now-closed Zaman daily on charges of “membership in a terrorist group.” According to the ruling, Mümtaz’er Türköne and...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 9, 2018 | Human Tragedies
Turkish journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan, in pre-trial detention for 23 months, has lost 30 kilograms during his time behind bars, his lawyer Faruk Zorba said. “Ahmet Turan Alkan has lost 30 kilograms in prison. He did not talk about it but he has medical problems,” Zorba...
by TurkeyPurge | May 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman daily who was jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, has sent a letter from Silivri Prison, where he has been incarcerated for 22 months. In his letter Alkan, 65, explains...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 18, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The trial of 30 journalists and newspaper executives from the now-closed Zaman newspaper started on Monday, after a wait of 414 days in pretrial detention for most of them, the t24 news website reported. The case is being heard by the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court...
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