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German media group Turkey at ECHR over reporter’s arrest

German media group Turkey at ECHR over reporter’s arrest

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 5, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

WeltN24, the German media group that publishes Die Welt daily newspaper, has lodged a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), over Turkey’s jailing of journalist Deniz Yücel. The veteran Die Welt reporter was first detained as part of an investigation...
Turkish minister: I’d like to see Die Welt’s Yücel proves his innocence

Turkish minister: I’d like to see Die Welt’s Yücel proves his innocence

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Nabi Avcı told German media that imprisoned journalist Deniz Yücel needs to prove his innocence if he wants to return to Germany. “I would like to see that person [Yücel] prove his innocence. Yet, this is a judicial process....
Pro-gov’t Star daily says jailed Die Welt reporter ‘not a journalist, but a PKK hitman’

Pro-gov’t Star daily says jailed Die Welt reporter ‘not a journalist, but a PKK hitman’

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

The front page of the pro-government Star daily on Thursday bore a headline that targeted jailedDie Welt reporter Deniz Yücel, saying he is not a journalist but rather a hitman of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The headline on Star’s front page said...
Police detain Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel over terror charges

Police detain Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel over terror charges

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Deniz Yücel, the Turkey representative of the German Die Welt daily, has been detained by police over terrorism charges in İstanbul, according to a Friday statement by lawyer representing Yücel. Lawyer Veysel OK told BBC Turk that his client has been under detention...

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