The fourth hearing of the case against Zaman newspaper writers and executives was held at Istanbul 13th Assize Court with 31 defendants, 17 of them arrested. Zaman Newspaper had been shut down after being assigned a trustee.
The newspaper’s writer Ali Bulaç and Managing Director Mehmet Özdemir, who were arrested for 650 days within the case, were released. The house arrest against Şahin Alpay was also revoked. The next hearing of the case was scheduled to 7-8 June.
14.05.2018
bbc.com