Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism student Berivan Bila was arrested due to her social media posts and an article she wrote ın July 28, 2017, entitled, “Department of Journalism Lecture 1: Journalism Is Not a Crime.” Charged with ‘insulting the President,’ Bila was sent to Trabzon Type-E Closed Prison. Bila was awarded the 2015 encouragement to journalism by Trabzon Journalists Association and was awarded the second prize in the 29th Young Communication Professionals Competition of Aydın Doğan Foundation in 2018. She was further awarded the first prize in the photography competition of the Ministry of Forestry.
10.12.2018
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