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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: Degrading Turkish nation, state of Republic of Turkey, the organs and institutions of the state Possible sentence: from 6 months to 2 years Court: İstanbul 2. Criminal Court Case Background: Editors, journalists and columnists for now-shuttered Özgür Gündem newspaper were…
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Defendants: Cengiz Çandar Media Outlet and Position: Al-Monitor – Columnist Accusations: Praising the crime and criminals Possible sentence: up to 3 years Court: İstanbul 30. Criminal Court Case Background: Cengiz Çandar, a prominent journalist and columnist who previously worked for several newspapers including Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Radikal and currently for Al-Monitor, faces prosecution on the charges…
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Defendants: Hazal Ocak Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet – Reporter Accusations: Insulting a public officer Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 8. Criminal Court Case Background: Hazal Ocak, an investigative reporter of Cumhuriyet newspaper, faces criminal charges for “insulting a public officer” following the former Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak’s complaint about Ocak’s article…
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Defendants: Ahmet Memiş, Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Ünal Tanık, Yakup Çetin, Yetkin Yıldız, Ali Akkuş Media Outlet and Position: Rota Haber, Aktif Haber, Sabah, Türksolu, Zaman Newspapers – Columnists, journalists Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organisation; Aiding and abetting a terrorist organisation Possible sentences: Court: İstanbul 25. High Criminal Court Case Background: Eight journalists of various media…
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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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