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Defendants: Şerife Oruç Media Outlet and Position: DİHA – Reporter Accusations: Membership in a terrorist organization Possible sentence: up to 15 years Court: Batman 2. High Criminal Court Case Background: Şerife Oruç, a reporter for the now-shuttered pro-Kurdish DİHA news agency, was arrested on July 5, 2016, and detained in Turkey’s Batman province on accusations of “membership of a terrorist organization”.…
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Defendants: Hatice Şahin Media Outlet and Position: Yeni Yaşam – Editor Accusations: Membership of an armed terrorist organization Possible sentence: from 7 years 6 months up to 15 years Court: Diyarbakır 9. High Criminal Court Case Background: Hatice Şahin, an editor of pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam newspaper, faces the charges of “membership of an armed terrorist organization” in relation to an…
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Defendants: Hayri Demir Media Outlet and Position: Mezopotamya News Agency Accusations: Conducting propaganda for a terrorist organization; Membership of a terrorist organization Possible sentences: – Court: Ankara 15. High Criminal Court Case Background: Hayri Demir, a reporter for Mezopotamya News Agency, is facing criminal charges of “spreading terrorist propaganda” and “membership of a terrorist organization” for his reporting in northern Syria.…
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Defendants: Can Dündar, Osman Kavala, Ayşe Mücella Yapıcı, Yiğit Aksakoğlu, Mehmet Ali Alabora, Ayşe Pınar Alabora, Gökçe Yılmaz, Handan Meltem Arıkan, Hanzade Hikmet Germiyanoğlu, İnanç Ekmekçi, +5 others Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet – Former Editor-in-Chief Accusations: Attempt to overthrow the government and/or prevent it from fulfilling its duty Charges: – Court: İstanbul 30. High Criminal Court Case Background: Can Dündar, former…
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