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Defendants: Kerim Karakaya, Fercan Yalınkılıç, Mustafa Sönmez, Merdan Yanardağ, Sedef Kabaş, Orhan Aydın, +32 others Media Outlets and Positions: Bloomberg, Halk TV, Tele1 TV, Sol Haber portal – Reporters, Economists, Columnists, Anchors Accusations: Defying the law on capital market Possible sentences: two to five years Court: İstanbul 3. Criminal Court Case background: Six journalists of various outlets – Bloomberg reporters Fercan…
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Defendants: Hüseyin Aykol, Reyhan Çapan, +others Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – Co-editors-in-chief, managing editor and journalists Accusations: Praising the crime and criminal; Terrorist propaganda; Overtly inciting to commit a crime Possible sentence: 2 years 2 months to 9 years 8 months Court: İstanbul 13. High Criminal Court Case Background: Editors-in-chief of now-closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Eren Keskin and Hüseyin…
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Defendants: Ali Sönmez Kayar, +7 others Media Outlet and Position: ETHA – Reporter Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization Possible sentence: up to 15 years Court: İstanbul 32. High Criminal Court Case Background: Ali Sönmez Kayar, a reporter for Etkin News Agency (ETHA), was arrested on February 6, 2018, on allegations of “membership of a terrorist organization”. Kayar was first…
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Defendants: Eren Tutel Media Outlet and Position: BirGün – Sports editor Accusations: Insulting a public officer Possible sentence: from three months to two years Court: İstanbul 2. Criminal Court Case Background: Eren Tutel, the sports editor of independent daily BirGün, faces criminal charges of “insulting a public officer” following the complaint of the Vice President…
Find out moreDefendants: Barış Barıştıran Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gün TV – Managing editor Accusations: Spreading propaganda of a terrorist organization Possible sentence: – Court: Diyarbakır 8. High Criminal Court Case Background: Barış Barıştıran, the former managing editor of now-shuttered Özgür Gün TV, faces prosecution on the charges of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization via the press”. Barıştıran was accused…
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