The verdict in the trial of journalists Dinçer Gökçe, Nilay Can, and Veysi Dündar, who reported on the claim that the prosecutor investigating the Yenidoğan gang had been “removed from the case,” was announced on January 8 at the Bakırköy 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance. The court acquitted the journalists on the grounds that the elements of the crime were not present. In the same case, lawyer İrem Çiçek was acquitted of “insult,” but was sentenced to 10 months in prison for “publicly disseminating misleading information to the public,” and the pronouncement of the sentence was deferred.
January 8, 2026
MLSA Turkey