Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office’s Press Bureau prepared a new investigation against Die Welt Daily reporter Deniz Yücel. Yücel is charged with “insulting the President” due to writing the headline “coup organiser” on the photo of Erdoğan in the supplement of the magazine’s November 6, 2016 issue. The file was merged with another case opened due to “denigrating the government” through two articles published in October 2016. The first hearing was scheduled for July 1st, Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.
15.06.2021
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