by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Monday released veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak pending appeal after convicting them of aiding a terrorist organization, Turkish media reported. The court has acquitted Mehmet Altan, another prominent...
by TurkeyPurge | May 3, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Friday said there was no violation of the right to freedom and security during the prosecution of prominent journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak, who have been behind bars for more than two years, Turkish media outlets reported....
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...
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...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the handing down of aggravated life sentences to three prominent journalists including the Altan brothers and Nazlı Ilıcak by a Turkish court last week, saying that the...
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