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Turkish daily Cumhuriyet journalists, executives go on trial in Istanbul
Seventeen executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including the newspaper's editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, went for the first time on trial on July 24 with terror-related accusations in the 27th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul.
Turkish daily Cumhuriyet journalists, executives appear before judge
Seventeen executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and Musa Kart, went on trial July 24 with terror-related offences in the 27th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul.
Two of the suspects are on the run, while 11 of them are imprisoned and the other six free but still charged.
Trial begins for journalists, executives from Turkish daily Cumhuriyet in Istanbul
Seventeen executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and Musa Kart, went on trial July 24 with terror-related offences in the 27th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul.
Two of the suspects are on the run, while 11 of them are imprisoned and the other six free but still charged.
HDP spokesperson accuses Turkish courts of double standards after key political figures' relatives released
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa deputy and spokesperson Osman Baydemir has accused Turkish courts of bestowing privilege on relatives of key political figures of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), while reiterating the ongoing arrest of HDP lawmakers and journalists, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Parisian street artist, RSF paint portraits of jailed Turkish journalists outside Euro court
Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Parisian street artist C215 painted the portraits of 10 imprisoned Turkish journalists outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on May 29, urging the court to intercede on behalf of journalists detained in the country.
Ex-police chief Hanefi Avcı acquitted of terrorism charges
A criminal high court in Istanbul on May 17 acquitted former police chief Hanefi Avcı of charges of supporting a terror organization.
Jailed Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık applies to Euro court, cites previous ruling for release
Imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) demanding his immediate release, citing a court ruling from three years ago that his rights had been violated, daily Cumhuriyet reported on May 10.
Amnesty International projects names of jailed journalists onto Turkish embassy in The Hague
Amnesty International's branch in The Netherlands has projected the names of jailed Turkish journalists onto the Turkish embassy building in The Hague, in a move to mark May 3 International Press Freedom Day.
The names of daily Birgün journalist Mahir Kanaat and Ahmet Şık from daily Cumhuriyet were projected, along with a statement demanding their release, at around 10 p.m. on May 2.
Cumhuriyet columnists, executives to be heard on Press Freedom Day in Turkey as court accepts indictment
A trial against daily Cumhuriyet columnists and executives will begin on July 24, Press Freedom Day in Turkey, after an Istanbul court accepted an indictment into a total of 19 suspects on April 18, nearly five months after an investigation was launched.
Court accepts indictment on Turkish daily Cumhuriyet columnists, executives
An Istanbul court on April 18 accepted the indictment into daily Cumhuriyet columnists and executives that was completed earlier this month, nearly five months after the investigation was launched, with the prosecutor seeking jail sentences for all 19 suspects, 12 of whom are in prison.