Hidayet Karaca

The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of Hidayet Karaca, who was an executive at a major media group executive affiliated with exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, for unfairly keeping him in detention for too long before his trial.

A Turkish court handed down lengthy sentences in a "football match-fixing case" involving a plot by the FETÖ from 2011.

The 23rd Istanbul Heavy Penal Court issued its final verdict to former chairman of Samanyolu TV (STV) Hidayet Karaca, who received a sentence of 1,406 years for "breaching the privacy of communications," "forgery of official documents" and "slander."

A former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy was detained early on Dec. 11 in Istanbul as a part of a fresh wave of operations targeting the alleged "parallel state" of sympathizers of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.

An arrest warrant was issued for Ekrem Dumanl?, the former editor-in-chief of daily Zaman, on Sept. 18 for "attempting a coup" and "forming an organization with felonious intent," it has emerged.

An Istanbul criminal court of peace ruled on Oct. 14 for the release of Today?s Zaman editor-in-chief Bülent Kene?, who was under arrest on charges of 'defaming President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.'

Today?s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Kene? was detained on Oct. 9 after the case?s prosecutor objected to a decision by the court to release the journalist on probation.

"Along with the journalistic greats who were sentenced today, I was also granted the chance to put my arrest warrant on the headline. That is the irony of Turkey!" tweeted Kene? after the court's decision.

An arrest warrant was issued for Today?s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Kene? on Oct. 9 after the case?s prosecutor objected to a decision by the court to release the journalist on probation.

Today?s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Kene? was released on probation on Oct. 8 after he was sent to court with a demand for his arrest for allegedly defaming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on Twitter.

The prosecutor?s office sent Kene? to court for arrest while he was in the office to testify.

Ekrem Dumanl?, editor-in-chief of Daily Zaman, announced his resignation on Oct. 5 due to ?unlawful pressure on press and his personality.?

Four suspects, including a columnist for daily Bugün, have been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged terrorist organization.

The 2nd Criminal Magistrate of Peace in Istanbul arrested columnist Gültekin Avc? and three police officers for ?being a member of an armed terror group? on Sept. 20.