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Cumhuriyet’s Kadri Gürsel sent back to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence

Cumhuriyet’s Kadri Gürsel sent back to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence

by TurkeyPurge | May 29, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish journalist Kadri Gürsel was sent back to prison on Wednesday on charges of “supporting terrorism,” joining six other staff of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet already behind bars. More than twenty people stood trial last year in a case related to the...
Journalist Kadri Gürsel released as 4 other Cumhuriyet staff to remain in pretrial detention

Journalist Kadri Gürsel released as 4 other Cumhuriyet staff to remain in pretrial detention

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

An Istanbul court ruled to release the leading Turkish journalist Kadri Gursel in the trial of Cumhuriyet newspaper meanwhile ordering that four others to remain in pretrial detention, on Monday. Gursel, who spent 11 months in jail over terror charges, was released on...
Turkey’s Free Press Withers as Erdogan Jails 120 Journalists

Turkey’s Free Press Withers as Erdogan Jails 120 Journalists

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

“A prominent columnist wrote recently about how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey hates cigarettes so much that he confiscates packs from his followers, lecturing them on the evils of smoking.The columnist, Kadri Gursel, then urged his readers to protest the...
IPI urges Turkey to release Gürsel, other Cumhuriyet journalists

IPI urges Turkey to release Gürsel, other Cumhuriyet journalists

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2016 | Int'l Reactions

The International Press Institute (IPI) has called on Turkish government to immediately release its board member, Turkish columnist Kadri Gürsel and other Cumhuriyet journalists detained on Monday. Amid widespread concerns over deteriorating freedom of the press in...
Cumhuriyet’s editor, board members, editorial consultant detained

Cumhuriyet’s editor, board members, editorial consultant detained

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Amid widespread concerns over deteriorating freedom of the press in Turkey, Turkey on Monday detained 13 journalists from the secularist and critical Cumhuriyet daily including the paper’s Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and its editorial consultant Kadri Gürsel...

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