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Turkey’s veteran journalists to remain in prison, İstanbul court rules

Turkey’s veteran journalists to remain in prison, İstanbul court rules

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 9, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the incarceration of five defendants, including veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak, who stand accused of supporting a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, the state-run Anadolu news...
Report reveals secret investigation against family members of 19 Turkish journalists

Report reveals secret investigation against family members of 19 Turkish journalists

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized

An Istanbul prosecutor ordered a “secret” investigation against family members of 19 journalists, accused of links to the Gulen movement, according to an internal correspondence within Turkish bureaucracy, revealed Monday by journalist Abdullah Bozkurt. Screenshots of...
ECtHR: Turkey violates liberty, security, freedom of expression of Şahin Alpay, Mehmet Altan

ECtHR: Turkey violates liberty, security, freedom of expression of Şahin Alpay, Mehmet Altan

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 21, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey has violated the liberty, security and freedom of expression of two journalists, Şahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan, who face terror charges. The ECtHR ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had acted illegally in...
‘I Will Never See the World Again,’ writes imprisoned Ahmet Altan for the New York Times

‘I Will Never See the World Again,’ writes imprisoned Ahmet Altan for the New York Times

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish court on Feb. 16 handed down aggravated life sentences to three prominent journalists and three other defendants on charges of attempting to destroy the constitutional order even after Turkey’s highest court had ruled for the release of one of them. Ahmet...
Daughter of imprisoned author Ahmet Altan: Journalists have become bargaining chips in Turkey

Daughter of imprisoned author Ahmet Altan: Journalists have become bargaining chips in Turkey

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 26, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Sanem Altan, the daughter of imprisoned author Ahmet Altan, has criticized the handing down of aggravated life sentences to his father and two other prominent journalists including Nazlı Ilıcak by a Turkish court last week, saying that the life sentence was nothing...
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