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Zaman Trial: Columnist Ali Bulaç released pending trial, 9 others remain behind bars

Zaman Trial: Columnist Ali Bulaç released pending trial, 9 others remain behind bars

by TurkeyPurge | May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized

An İstanbul court on Saturday ruled for the release of Ali Bulaç, a columnist for now-closed Zaman daily, and Mehmet Özdemir, the managing editor of now-closed Yeni Hayat daily. 9 other Zaman journalists, columnists remain in jail. The ordeal is not over. Final...
Trial starts for Turkish journalists after 414 days under arrest

Trial starts for Turkish journalists after 414 days under arrest

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...
66-year-old journalist says denied access to books in prison

66-year-old journalist says denied access to books in prison

by TurkeyPurge | May 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Under arrest since July 31, 2016, veteran columnist and writer Ali Bulaç has said he is being denied access to books in prison. A main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) delegation has recently paid a visit to some of the arrested journalists in Silivri...
Turkey’s jailed intellectuals agree failed to see AKP’s dark side: “We regret the support we once gave to Erdoğan”

Turkey’s jailed intellectuals agree failed to see AKP’s dark side: “We regret the support we once gave to Erdoğan”

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 16, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Fundamental rights are suspended; political opponents, intellectuals are jailed; media is censored. Same old same old in Turkey. The pervasive sense of fear, apprehension and the threat to fundamental rights including the right to life in the emergency rule under the...
Police to imprisoned journalist: You are here just because you failed to recognise Erdoğan’s value

Police to imprisoned journalist: You are here just because you failed to recognise Erdoğan’s value

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 20, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

A police officer told former Zaman daily columnist Ali Bulaç, who has been in Silivri Prison since July 28 on coup charges, that he will suffer even more in prison as he did not support President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan similar to pro-government columnists, an opposition...
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