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jailed journalists in Turkey
Turkish court releases Austrian journalist Max Zirngast from pre-trial detention
An Ankara court on Monday released Austrian journalist Max Zirngast, who has been in pre-trial detention on terrorism charges, after accepting an indictment against...
İstanbul court rules to continue detention of 20 journalists on trial for Gülen links
An İstanbul court on Tuesday ruled to continue the detention of 20 journalists who are being tried for alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Daughter pleads for help for jailed father, citing serious health concerns
Rahime Gül Çetinkaya has begged for help for her father, veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya, who faces the risk of death from serious health complications...
Rights court grants Turkey extension for response in detained journalists’ case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has granted a third extension to Turkey to submit its observations in the cases of a number...
Prosecutor seeks 15 years for journalist Güven over one tweet
An İstanbul prosecutor has demanded a 15-year sentence for Cumhuriyet daily website editor Oğuz Güven, who was jailed between May 15 and June 14...
Imprisoned correspondent claims solidarity delegations discriminate among jailed journalists
Emre Soncan, a journalist who has been imprisoned for 425 days, recently complained about discrimination by the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) and the main...
Pretrial detention of Altan brothers, Ilıcak and 14 others to continue
An İstanbul court on Tuesday ordered the continuation of the pretrial detention of 17 journalists and members of the media, including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet...
Court decides to continue pretrial detention for jailed Zaman journalists
An İstanbul court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of 21 journalists, former employees of the Zaman newspaper, which was...
Jailed Zaman editor says we are journalists, not terrorists
Former Zaman daily Ankara Representative Mustafa Ünal, who is standing trial after 414 days in pretrial detention, said on Monday that he and other...
30 Zaman journalists go on trial on Monday
The trial of 30 journalists and newspaper executives from the now-closed Zaman newspaper will start on Monday, with the prosecutor seeking three aggravated life...
IPI says 171 journalists behind bars in Turkey
According to the International Press Institute (IPI) currently a total of 171 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey due to their journalistic activities.The international media...
Court releases 2 journalists, 10 to remain in prison
Two of 13 journalists who are accused of taking part in or supporting a coup attempt in Turkey last year have been released by...