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Defendants: Mehmet Çakmakçı Media Outlets and Positions: Medyascope tv – correspondent Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization Possible sentence: up to 15 years Court: Diyarbakır 10. High Criminal Court Case Background Mehmet Çakmakçı, a correspondent for Medyascope tv, was arrested on July 4, 2018, on the charges of “membership of a terrorist organization” in Diyarbakır. Çakmakçı was released on probation on October…
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Defendants: Adnan Bilen Media Outlet and Position: Journalist Accusations: Insulting the president Possible sentence: – Court: Van 4. Criminal Court Case Background: Journalist Adnan Bilen is facing charges of “insulting the president” over his social media post sharing an article which criticized Erdoğan over several public issues. The prosecutor requested Bilen to be sentenced on the same charges twice.…
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Defendants: Murat Güreş, Furkan Gökşen, Metin Aybey Media Outlet and Position: Ayıntap Newspaper, Detail Haber news site – Columnist, Journalists Accusations: Violation of confidentiality of an investigation Possible sentence: 1 up 3 years Court: Gaziantep 9. Civil Court Case Background: Murat Güreş, a columnist for the local newspaper Ayıntap in Gaziantep, was detained on August 2, 2017 along with Furkan Gökşen, editor-in-chief of…
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Defendants: Ahmet Altan Media Outlet and Position: Taraf newspaper – Columnist Status: Imprisoned Facility: Silivri Prison, Istanbul Accusations: Violation of the confidentiality of an investigation; Attempt to influence the judicial process Possible sentence: – Court: Anadolu 2. Criminal Court, İstanbul Ahmet Altan, novelist and a journalist of now-closed Taraf newspaper, is being charged with “violation of the confidentiality of an investigation” and “attempt…
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Defendants: Kibriye Evren Media Outlet and Position: Jinha News Agency – Journalist Status: Imprisoned Facility: Diyarbakır E-type closed prison Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization; Making terrorist propaganda Possible sentence: up to 22 years Court: Diyarbakır 5. High Criminal Court Case Background: Kibriye Evren, a reporter of Jinha, was arrested on October 11, 2018 on…
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