by TurkeyPurge | Jun 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Jailed journalist Hidayet Karaca and Zaman newspaper’s former owner Aladdin Kaya were sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The Ankara 4th High Criminal Court gave aggravated life sentences to four out of seven jailed defendants on charges of “attempted...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Aladdin Kaya, under arrest since Aug. 19, faces life in prison as part of a post-coup prosecution into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of organizing a coup attempt on July 15. The movement denies involvement. Kaya was the legal owner of Turkey’s...