Turkish magazine's detained news editor released on probation

The chief news editor of weekly magazine Nokta, which was raided by police due to the cover of its latest issue, was released on probation on Sept. 15.

Murat Çapan was detained on Sept. 14 on charges of ?insulting the Turkish president? and ?making terrorist propaganda,? soon after the raid on the magazine?s office in Istanbul. He was sent to court with an arrest demand, but was later released on probation.

Speaking to reporters after his release on Sept. 15, Çapan vowed to continue working ?without making concessions.?

?We are doing our job and we will continue to do it. We will not make concessions over what we know it is right. We felt the support of our colleagues and nothing unwanted happened [in jail during detainment]. I believe that the right is always right but the strong is not always strong. We will continue to share our opinions with people,? he said. 

Copies of Nokta?s latest edition, which had a photomontage cover showing President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an taking a selfie in front a killed soldier?s coffin, were confiscated ahead of delivery upon a notice from the Istanbul Prosecutor?s Office.

Nokta?s office building in Istanbul?s Okmeydan? neighborhood was raided by police on charges of ?insulting the Turkish president? and ?making terrorist propaganda? on Sept. 14.

The magazine?s editor-in-chief, Cevheri Güven, said on Twitter on Sept. 14 that police officers had come to their office twice, once at around midnight and again in the early morning of Sept. 14.

?Police arrived at our doorstep. It?s 1:30 a.m. I think [copies of] Nokta will be confiscated,? Güven tweeted at the time of the raid. ?Police were at Nokta?s doorstep at 1:30 a.m. It?s now 8:30 a.m. and police are again at the doorstep.?...