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Reactions by Journalism, Freedom of Speech Organizations against Arrests

Reactions by Journalism, Freedom of Speech Organizations against Arrests

Statements made separately by IPI Turkey, Press Council, DİSK Press Labor, TGS and TGC, TGF and TYS have reacted against arrest of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül.

27 November 2015

Reactions against Arrest of Journalists

Reactions against Arrest of Journalists

HDP, CHP, and Presidency of İstanbul Bar Association have strongly condemned arrest of journalists Dündar and Gül.

27 November 2015

Three Vice News Journalists Arrested in Southeastern Turkey, Vice News Reacts

Three Vice News Journalists Arrested in Southeastern Turkey, Vice News Reacts

Three of four Vice News were detained and arrested in Diyarbakır province, Vice News reacted to the arrests. Lawyer Tahir Elçi said journalists were arrested and investigated with notice.

1 September 2015 Elif Akgül

Columnist Özgür Amed Arrested

Columnist Özgür Amed Arrested

Özgür Gündem newspaper columnist Özgür Amed, a pen name that means “free Diyarbakır”, have been arrested for attending a demonstration in Diyarbakır.

23 February 2015

Hidayet Karaca’s Arrest Appealed

Hidayet Karaca’s Arrest Appealed

Defense attorneys appealed the arrest of Samanyolu TV Broadcasting Group Chairman Hidayet Karaca for various reasons including ill-treatment and hoax claims on “illegal armed organization”.

23 December 2014

Turkey Ranks in Top 3 For Violence Against Journalists

Turkey Ranks in Top 3 For Violence Against Journalists

According to RSF’s 2014 Round Up of Abuses Against Journalists, Turkey ranked as third after Ukraine and Venezuela in terms of violence against journalists with 117 cases.

17 December 2014

New Wave of Arrests For Journalists?

New Wave of Arrests For Journalists?

Around 40 media workers have been released from prison in Turkey after the limitation of cautionary arrests terms to 5 years. However, is there a new wave of arrests on the way for journalists who reported on the December 17 Corruption Probe?

19 November 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Constitutional Court to Review KCK Media Case

Constitutional Court to Review KCK Media Case

The attorneys of 46 Kurdish media workers standing trial within Turkey’s KCK Media case submitted a request to a court for the review of the case by Constitutional Court. The request was admitted.

5 November 2014 Elif Akgül

Student Journalist Arrested Due to One Statement

Student Journalist Arrested Due to One Statement

Mensur Küçükkarga, a journalism major and reporter, has been arrested upon an eyewitness statement that he has attended a Kobane protest in in Erzurum province.

23 October 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Arrested For Espionage Released

Journalist Arrested For Espionage Released

Hasan Kabakulak, a journalist who has been arrested for 20 months for charges related to being a spy of Syrian regime, has been released.

4 Released in KCK Case Including Journalist

4 Released in KCK Case Including Journalist

Siirt 1st High Criminal Court released 4 defendants within KCK case including Abdullah Çetin, a report from DIHA.

"Both Our Release and Arrest are Political Decisions"

"Both Our Release and Arrest are Political Decisions"

“Just like the decision of our arrest, the decision of our release is political. We will continue our independent media struggle until we get arrested again” said journalists recently released from the KCK Media Case.

13 May 2014 Elif Akgül

Court Rejects the Release of 8 Socialists, Again

Court Rejects the Release of 8 Socialists, Again

Istanbul 2nd High Criminal Court rejected the release request of journalist Füsun Erdoğan, writer Arif Çelebi and 6 other socialists whose trial process have not been completed in Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals in its 8 year.

8 Released in KCK Media, 37 Released in KCK Main Case

8 Released in KCK Media, 37 Released in KCK Main Case

A Turkish court released 8 defendants in KCK media case and 37 in KCK main case pending a trial including publisher Ragıp Zarakolu’s son Deniz Zarakolu.

Verdict Awaiting For Füsun Erdoğan

Verdict Awaiting For Füsun Erdoğan

Focusing on the judicial inconsistencies, Önderoğlu (RSF) and Orberg (EFJ) urged authorities to release Füsun Erdoğan, a jailed bianet writer and former Özgür Radyo coordinator within Gaye case.

4 November 2013 Elif Akgül

“Standing Still Journalist” For Justice

“Standing Still Journalist” For Justice

A group of activists initiated a “standing still man” protest in front of Istanbul Courthouse prior to the hearing of Gaye case, demanding freedom for jailed defendant journalists.

30 October 2013 Elif Akgül

Only 26 Jailed Journalists in Turkey, Finance Ministry Claims

Only 26 Jailed Journalists in Turkey, Finance Ministry Claims

Responding to an official inquiry by CHP İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Finance Ministry said that there are 26 jailed journalists in Turkey as of June 17, 2013.

The Tightening Screws on Press Freedom in Turkey

ALEV YAMAN WROTE

The Tightening Screws on Press Freedom in Turkey

Erdoğan’s AKP administration has had more than a decade to fix this imbalance in Turkey’s anti-terror legislation. Despite repeated attempts at reform in recent years, the desperate situation in relation to these provisions persists.

19 August 2013 Alev Yaman

Jailed Journalists Report From CHP

Jailed Journalists Report From CHP

CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party, completed a report on the situation of jailed journalists in Turkey, underlining that the number of jailed journalists (71) in 2013 is actually more than the number of jailed journalists (31) in 1980 - after the military coup on September 12.

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