by TurkeyPurge | Jun 15, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish journalist Büşra Erdal has recently been released on probation after serving a total of 4 years, 8 months in İstanbul’s Bakırköy Prison on terror charges. Erdal used to work for the Zaman and Yeni Hayat dailies, both of which were closed down by the Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 17, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Enes Ünal, the son of jailed Turkish journalist Mustafa Ünal, was detained by Ankara police, the Bold news reported. The reason for detention remains unclear. Mustafa Ünal was the Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily. He was arrested after a military...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Mümtaz’er Türköne, a political scientist and a columnist for now-closed Zaman daily, has been pictured in handcuffs as he was going through a medical check-up at an İstanbul hospital. According to the Jailed Journos Twitter account, Türköne was forced to remain...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court after a two-day-long final session handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to journalists from the now-closed Zaman daily on charges of “membership in a terrorist group.” According to the ruling, Mümtaz’er Türköne and...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded aggravated life sentences for nine journalists affiliated with now-defunct Zaman daily, which was closed by the government after a coup attempt in July 2016. The nine suspects, according to the prosecutor, have “violated the Turkish...
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