Cevheri Güven

The editor-in-chief of a now shut-down weekly magazine, who was sentenced to over 22 years in jail on May 22 for "inciting an armed uprising against the Turkish government," was arrested on May 24 in the northwestern province of Edirne while attempting to flee to neighboring Greece, a security source has said.

Two editors of weekly news magazine Nokta who were arrested over charges of "inciting an armed uprising against the Turkish government" were released on Dec. 29.  

An Istanbul court ruled for the release of the magazine's editor-in-chief, Cevheri Güven, and its chief news editor, Murat Çapan, on Dec. 29 after the first hearing of the trial.

The number of journalists jailed in Turkey has dramatically risen in 2015, according to a special report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). 

The report noted that 199 journalists were imprisoned worldwide in 2015, with China and Egypt ranking as the world's first and second worst jailers of journalists.

Two editors of weekly news magazine Nokta were charged on Nov. 25 with "inciting an armed uprising against the Turkish government," with the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office demanding up to 20 years in prison for each of them.

An Istanbul court has ordered the confiscation of the latest issue of Nokta magazine on the grounds that it "incites crime" due its cover, less than two months after it was first confiscated for "insulting the president." The magazine's editor-in-chief and chief news editor have been arrested. 

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.

Turkish magazine Nokta has been raided by police officers reportedly due to its latest issue, which shows President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an taking a selfie near a killed soldier?s coffin, with copies of the issue confiscated ahead of delivery upon an Istanbul prosecutor?s office decision.