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Defendants: Seda Taşkın Media Outlet and Position: Mezopotamya News Agency – Journalist Accusations: Aiding and abetting a terrorist organization whilst not being a member; Terrorist propaganda Sentence: 7 years 6 months Court: Erzurum Regional Court of Justice Case Background: Seda Taşkın, a journalist for Mezopotamya News Agency, was arrested on January 23, 2018, over accusations of “membership in a terrorist…
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Defendants: Hüseyin Aykol, Zana Kaya, İnan Kızılkaya, Hatip Dicle Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – Co-editor-in-chiefs, managing editor, politician Accusations: Overtly insulting the government, judiciary, and security forces; Overtly insulting Turkish nation, Turkish Republic and the General Assembly of the Turkish Republic Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 2. Civil Court Case Background: Editors, journalists and columnists for now-shuttered Özgür Gündem newspaper…
Find out moreDefendants: Eren Keskin, Reyhan Çapan, Filiz Koçali, Ayşe Berktay, Nuray Özdoğan, Celalettin Can, Ayşe Batumlu, Reyhan Hacıoğlu, Hüseyin Aykol, Züleyha Yılmaz, +10 others Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – Co-editor-in-chiefs, editors and journalists Accusations: Terrorist propaganda; Overtly inciting a crime; Praising a crime and the criminal Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 14. High Criminal Court Case Background: Editors,…
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Defendants: Safiye Alağaş Media Outlet and Position: JinNews news agency – News Director Accusations: Terrorist propaganda Possible sentences: up to 5 years Court: Diyarbakır 4. High Criminal Court Case background: The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), the national communications regulatory and inspection authority in Turkey, filed a complaint about Safiye Alağaş, the news director of JinNews, which is a women’s…
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Defendants: Meşale Tolu, +26 others Media Outlet and Position: ETHA – Journalist, Translator Accusations: Making terrorist propaganda; Membership of a terrorist organization Possible sentence: up to 15 years Court: İstanbul 29. High Criminal Court Case Background: Meşale Tolu, a journalist and translator at the left-wing news agency Etkin Haber Ajansı (ETHA), was arrested on May 5, 2017, and faces up…
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