by TurkeyPurge | Jul 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul court has handed down a sentence of two years, three months to Cumhuriyet daily justice reporter Canan Coşkun on charges of “endangering the personnel working in counterterrorism operations” due to a report she wrote. Coşkun was given the jail...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to 3 years in jail for Canan Coşkun, a reporter from Turkey’s Cumhuriyet daily, over a report on the arrest of lawyers of purge-victim educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça. Coşkun is accused of “jeopardizing criminal...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 2nd Penal Court of First Instance on Thursday fined Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Canan Coşkun TL 12,600 ($3,250) for a report she wrote on judges and prosecutors buying houses at special discounted rates. A prosecutor in Coşkun’s case demanded 23 years,...
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