Murat Yetkin

Journalism never gets old. Even so, the 60th year is a great milestone on a long journey, and today, the Hürriyet Daily News has reached it.

The Daily News, founded in 1961, is currently the oldest English-language daily in Turkey.

Turkey and the world have changed enormously in the last 60 years, spanning the era between the Cold War and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Espionage and intelligence have rather been taboo issues few writers have dared to tackle, says veteran journalist Murat Yetkin, adding that his new book will open Pandora's Box on spying in Turkey. Yetkin says Turkey was, and will remain, a stage for international spying activities.

Gökçe Aytulu has taken the helm as the new editor-in-chief of Hürriyet Daily News, replacing outgoing Murat Yetkin.

Former President Abdullah Gül recently said that journalists who are being tried should not be imprisoned. He said this in response to a question about the case against daily Cumhuriyet journalists, which was seen last week and which has attracted international attention and condemnation. 

The suspects in the case of the raid on daily Hürriyet, the Hürriyet Daily News, CNN Türk and Kanal D at the Doğan Media Center in the Bağcılar district of Istanbul on the night of last year's coup attempt refused to testify in the first hearing on July 17, claiming they had not received the indictment.

We carry the same name: Brigadier Gen. Murat Yetkin used to be the commander of the 9th Commando Brigade in Sarıkamış, in the northeastern border province of Kars, until the military coup attempt of July 15-16, 2016.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has slammed main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for suggesting that some groups linked to the MHP could be used to target the ongoing justice march from Ankara to Istanbul.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has issued a motion for a parliamentary investigation demanding additional security measures be taken for the justice march from Ankara to Istanbul.

The motion comes after CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu raised concerns about further "provocations" directed at the march as it approaches Istanbul. 

By the time you read this article, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's meeting with President Donald Trump will be over. I wish I could be a fly on the wall to predict the discussions inside the White House, but my instinct tells me that whatever is spoken inside will be dictated by a force outside Washington - the Kremlin.

Istanbul's Chief Prosecutor's Office has demanded three aggravated life sentences for each of the 19 soldiers who raided daily Hürriyet, the Hürriyet Daily News, CNN Türk and Kanal D at the Doğan Media Center in Istanbul's Bağcılar district on the night of the failed coup on July 15, 2016.