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...
by TurkeyPurge | May 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
One of four employees of the critical daily Sözcü for whom detention warrants were issued last week due to alleged links to the Gülen group was detained on Tuesday. Finance manager of the Sözcü daily Yonca Yücekaleli, accompanied by her lawyer, arrived at the...
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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