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Defendants: Durket Süren Media Outlet and Position: Azadiya Welat, Özgür Gündem – Freelance journalist Accusations: Spreading terrorist propaganda; Aiding and abetting a terrorist organization Court: Diyarbakır 11. High Criminal Court Charges: – Case Background: Durket Süren, a freelance journalist, was briefly detained in on March 1, 2018 Lice district of Diyarbakır, where she went to follow a…
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Defendants: Kemal Demir, Kemal Karagöz Media Outlet and Position: TV10 – Cameraman and staff Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization; Aiding a terrorist organization Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 28. High Criminal Court Case Background: Now shut-down, Alawite TV10’s cameraman Kemal Demir and staff member Kemal Karagöz were arrested on November 25, 2017. Karagöz was released on parole on December 1,…
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Defendants: Derya Okatan Media Outlet and Position: Artı Gerçek – Reporter Accusations: Defamation Possible sentence: – (Compensation) Court: İstanbul 39. Criminal Court Case Background: Derya Okatan, a reporter for Artı Gerçek TV channel, is facing charges of “insult” following a complaint by lawyer Onur Kale, who is accused of sexually assaulting eight women in Mersin…
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Defendants: İdris Sayılğan & Naci Kaya Media Outlet and Position: Mezopotamya Agency – Reporters Accusations: Entering prohibited military zones Possible sentence: – Court: Edirne 8. Criminal Court Case Background: İdris Sayılğan and Naci Kaya, reporters for pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya Agency, are being prosecuted for allegedly “entering military zones” without permission under Article 332 of the Turkish Criminal Code while reporting…
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Defendants: Sibel Eres, Kadir Cesur, Nahide Aslan, Gülsün Altan, Serdar Altan, Koçali Özipek, Gürcan Bayrakçı and Nedim Dalga Media Outlet and Position: Van TV – Executives, anchors, staff members Accusations: Spreading terrorist propaganda Possible sentence: – Court: Van 4. High Criminal Court Case Background: The eight staff members of Van TV are facing charges of…
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