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...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 30, 2016 | Hate Crime
An İstanbul court has rejected an appeal submitted by columnists who wrote for the Zaman daily, which was shut down by the government in July, saying there is no new evidence that will prove their innocence and end their detention. Lawyers for Ali Bulaç, Lalezer...