Media freedom in Turkey
Istanbul court orders continuation of Akın Atalay’s imprisonment in Cumhuriyet case
An Istanbul court on March 16 ordered the continuation of Akın Atalay and Ahmet Kemal Aydoğdu’s imprisonment in the Cumhuriyet case, rejecting the lawyers’ demands for their release.
Turkish Justice Minister: Chemical Castration not to be Implemented For Every Child Abuse Case
Justice Miniser Abdulhamit Gül has said that the chemical castration procedure, which the government is considering to introduce for child abusers, is not planning to be used on all of the offenders, but instead will be left to the discretion of the judge overlooking the case, Hurriyet writes.
Turkish court orders release of journalists Ahmet Şık, Murat Sabuncu
An Istanbul court on March 9 has ordered the release of journalist Ahmet Şık and editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu in the Cumhuriyet case.
Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office launches probe into Cumhuriyet journalist over ‘off-shore’ report
Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched a probe into daily Cumhuriyet’s judicial correspondent Alican Uludağ over his report on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s alleged off-shore accounts, daily Cumhuriyet reported on March 8.
Criticism ‘within journalistic boundaries’ won’t be regarded as crime: Turkey to EU
A position paper submitted by Ankara to the EU aiming to secure visa liberalization includes a vow that “critical expressions of governmental acts” will not be considered a crime “if they are within the boundaries of journalism,” daily Cumhuriyet has reported.
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects release demand journalists of Alpay and Altan
The Constitutional Court on Feb. 2 rejected the release demand of two Turkish journalists, Şahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan, despite earlier ruling that the rights of imprisoned journalists had been violated, daily Cumhuriyet reported on Feb. 4.
Istanbul court orders release of Amnesty International’s Turkey chair Taner Kılıç
An Istanbul court on Jan. 31 ordered the release of Taner Kılıç, the Turkey head of international rights group Amnesty International.
International security organization OSCE calls on Turkey to release journalists
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) media freedom representative urged Turkish authorities to release all imprisoned journalists in the country and drop charges against them on Dec. 25, in a statement that came after a court ruling on the continued arrest of daily Cumhuriyet staff who have been tried on terror charges.
Prosecutor demands up to 15 years in jail for CHP MP, journalists in intel trucks case
The prosecutor in the case of National Intelligence Organization (MİT) trucks bound for Syria on Dec. 20 demanded up to 15 years in jail for main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu and journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül.
Court sentences daily Cumhuriyet journalist Oğuz Güven to three years in jail
An Istanbul court on Nov. 21 handed daily Cumhuriyet's internet chief editor Oğuz Güven to three years and one month in prison for "terror propaganda."