Sedat Ergin

Daily Hürriyet?s Istanbul headquarters was pelted with stones by a group of pro- Justice and Development Party (AKP) supporters early on Sept. 7 in an attack described by the newspaper?s editor-in-chief as ?a black page in Turkey?s democratic history.?

Cüneyt Arcayürek, a veteran Turkish journalist, died on June 23 due to multiple organ failure. He was 87.

A lead columnist for daily Cumhuriyet, Arcayürek had been under treatment in a private hospital in Ankara since May 13. He will be laid to rest in the Gölba?? district of Ankara on June 25, without a funeral ceremony according to his bequest.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) called on the Turkish government on May 31 ?to urgently recognize the importance of plural voices within the media and to provide the conditions for independent sources of information? as the country is just a week from critical June 7 elections.

Members of the International Press Institute (IPI)?s Executive Board called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and his supporters in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to ?immediately halt a disingenuous campaign of vilification against the Do?an Media Group and its daily newspaper Hürriyet? that has raged this week, the IPI said in a statement on May 22.

The editor-in-chief of daily Hürriyet, Sedat Ergin, has responded to claims made by the Turkuvaz Media Group and the PM The editor-in-chief of daily Hürriyet, Sedat Ergin, has responded to claims made by the Turkuvaz Media Group and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu over the Meral Ak?ener controversy, in an article published on May 17.
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The army received a serious blow in terms of losing its well-educated cadres and human capital due to the 'Balyoz' case, which terminated the careers of hundreds of staff officers, including generals and admirals, says veteran journalist Sedat Ergin who holds a journalism award for investigating the case The "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer) military coup plot case was a grave miscarriage of justi

Daily Hürriyet editor-in-chief Sedat Ergin testified on Feb. 27 as a plaintiff in Ankara in a case involving the illegal wiretapping of politicians, police officers, judicial officers, civil servants, and journalists, including himself.