An indictment was prepared against Sözcü Daily writers Emin Çölaşan and Necati Doğru, as well as Editor-In-Chief Metin Yılmaz, Online Editor-In-Chief Mustafa Çetin and Internet News Coordinator Yücel Arı due to “aiding an illegal organization.” The journalists face imprisonment sentences from 7.5 years up to 15 years. Verdicts of non-prosecution were issued for five people, including writers Uğur Dündar and Saygı Öztürk.
The indictment, accepted by Istanbul 37th Assize Court, charged Çölaşan due to his column in 2013, entitled, “Fethullah and his team succeeded what we couldn’t,” another one in 2015, entitled, “Now is the time to defend the community” and another one in 2017, entitled, “The tragedy of a mother” while charging Doğru due to his columns in 2016, entitled, “House raid scenes in Ankara,” “Nylon coup” and “12 Days.” The newspaper was further claimed to be publishing content in the same direction as the illegal organization “FETÖ.”
11.12.2018
sozcu.com.tr