Court of Peace
Istanbul court refuses to release two prominent journalists
An Istanbul court rejected on Dec. 11 an appeal for the release of prominent journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, who jailed pending trial on charges of "aiding terrorist organizations."
Press Council files complaint against caretakers in Koza ?pek media group
Turkey's Press Council has filed a complaint against a penal court judge who assigned a caretaker panel to the management of Koza ?pek Group's media outlets.
US urges Turkey to 'live up to its democratic values'
Washington urges Turkey to respect a vocal opposition and to "live up to its own democratic values," State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has said, responding to a question on the Oct. 28 seizure of media outlets owned by the Gülen-linked Koza-?pek Group.
US voices concern over free media in Turkey after Koza-?pek seizure
The United States continues to have concerns over the right to free media and free speech in Turkey, State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has said in his answer to a question on the seizure of Koza ?pek, a corporation with links to the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) ally-turned-nemesis Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.
Court seizes control of Gülen-linked industry, media group
The appointment of a trustee panel for Koza ?pek, a corporation linked to the Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gülen, ahead of the general elections on Nov. 1 has created an uproar across Turkey amid scuffles between the police and supporters of the firm in the company's building on Oct. 27.
Former police chief arrested in Ankara wiretapping case
A former police chief of Turkey's eastern province, Bitlis, has been detained in Ankara as part of an illegal wiretapping case. Ankara 5th Court of Peace ruled ?n June 22 for the arrest of Sadettin Akgüç, as part of an Ankara-based probe into illegal wiretapping allegations.
Another 'despotic state' practice in an Anatolian court
A lawyer from the Central Anatolian province of Afyon, Umut K?l?ç, took the judges? exam and was jailed.
K?l?ç received 85 points on the written exam, which is the first phase of the qualification, but he was not able to pass the interview. This was his second try on the oral exam.
‘Man with machete’ fined 9,000 liras for injuring woman
An Istanbul court has fined the notorious âman with a macheteâ 9,000 Turkish Liras, in a case in which he attempted to injure a woman.
Sabri Ãelebi, the owner of a shop in a Taksim Square, sparked outrage after he attacked Gezi protesters who were running from the police with a machete on July 6, 2013.