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Oppositon Sözcü journalists get lengthy prison sentences on terror charges: report

Oppositon Sözcü journalists get lengthy prison sentences on terror charges: report

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

A total of six journalists and one other employee of Sözcü daily, a government-critical newspaper, have been  convicted of “aiding the network of Turkey’s Gülen movement, which is accused of masterminding a failed coup in 2016. The movement denies any...
Officer arrested on coup charges reveals dire prison conditions in letter

Officer arrested on coup charges reveals dire prison conditions in letter

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A military officer who has been kept under pre-trial detention for one year due to his alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group has talked about how inmates are suffering from health problems in an overcrowded prison and how he has lost faith in the judicial...
Arrest warrant issued for opposition daily owner

Arrest warrant issued for opposition daily owner

by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Arrest warrant was issued for Burak Akbay, the license holder of the leading opposition daily, Sozcu. Akbay is accused of membership to Gulen movement or what the government calls a terrorist organization. The Turkish government has declared the Gülen movement as a...
[BREAKING] Turkish court jails two Sözcü journalists

[BREAKING] Turkish court jails two Sözcü journalists

by TurkeyPurge | May 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Mediha Olgun, opposition Sözcü daily’s online editor and Gökmen Ulu, the newspaper’s Izmir reporter were arrested over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants last week for Sözcü’s license...
Opposition daily publishes blank pages to protest gov’t crackdown

Opposition daily publishes blank pages to protest gov’t crackdown

by TurkeyPurge | May 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

The Sözcü daily on Saturday published a totally blank edition to protest detention warrants issued the previous day for its owner and three of its employees. The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for owner Burak Akbay and reporter...
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