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17 journalists including Altan brothers, Ilıcak to remain under pretrial detention

17 journalists including Altan brothers, Ilıcak to remain under pretrial detention

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

An İstanbul court on Tuesday ordered the continuation of the pretrial detention of 17 journalists and members of the media, including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak, at the second hearing in their trial, and adjourned proceedings until Nov. 13. In a case...
Court rejects requests for release of Altan brothers, Ilıcak

Court rejects requests for release of Altan brothers, Ilıcak

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

An İstanbul court on Friday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of media members including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak, who are being held as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding...
71 arrested, 349 others detained over coup charges on Thursday

71 arrested, 349 others detained over coup charges on Thursday

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 2016 | 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 71 people were arrested, while 349 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
Journalist Ahmet Altan detained again despite agreement to surrender

Journalist Ahmet Altan detained again despite agreement to surrender

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 22, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Police detained journalist and author Ahmet Altan late on Thursday after the İstanbul 1st Penal Court of Peace issued a warrant for his detention following his release from custody earlier in the day. Altan had announced that he would go to the İstanbul Courthouse in...
Long Eid holiday leaves Altan brothers in legal limbo

Long Eid holiday leaves Altan brothers in legal limbo

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 13, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Veysel Ok and Ergin Cinmen, lawyers for Mehmet and Ahmet Altan, two prominent journalists detained four days ago, yesterday made a joint statement saying that because of the Eid holiday they could not find the responsible prosecutor or a court in which to appeal their...
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