Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Lezgin Akdeniz was convicted in the first hearing of the lawsuit filed against him.
An investigation was opened against Republican People’s Party (CHP) Group Deputy Chairman and Istanbul MP Engin Altay.
Journalist Kemal Özer, who was on trial at Tunceli 1st Assize Court with the allegation of “illegal organization membership” was sentenced to 6 years and three months of imprisonment.
The Council of State denied the objection against the article that penalizes distribution of leaflets without permission with reprimand.
Author Fikret Başkaya has been prosecuted for his article titled ‘The Real Terrorism is State Terrorism’…
Journalist İshak Karakaş, who was on trial due to his social media posts criticizing the Afrin Operation, was sentenced to 1 year, 6 months and 22 days of imprisonment due to “making illegal organization propaganda.”
The discourse to be organized by the Middle East Technical University (METU) Social Gender Studies Collective, under the title, “A Different Family Is Possible,” was not permitted by the rectorate due to the “relationship between a rainbow and the LGBT.”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) made a statement on the indictment prepared six years after the Gezi Park protests and was accepted by Istanbul 30th Assize Court.
Days before the local elections, candidates from opposition parties are being continuously targeted by government authorities, especially Erdoğan, and threatened through the “judiciary.”
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15-month imprisonment sentence against arrested journalist Salih Turan due to illegal organization propaganda
The first hearing of the lawsuit filed against journalist Salih Turan due to “making terrorist organization membership” was held at Istanbul 32nd Assize Court.