Çetin Altan
Istanbul court orders release of journalist Mehmet Altan
The Istanbul Regional Justice Court has ruled for the release of journalist Mehmet Altan.
Veteran Turkish journalist, author Çetin Altan dies at 88
Çetin Altan, a prominent figure in the Turkish journalism history, died on Oct. 22 of pneumonia-driven respiratory failure and septic shock. He was 88.
Altan had been hospitalized in June and was later discharged. However, he was hospitalized at Fatih University hospital in the Maltepe district of Istanbul as his condition worsened.