Kadri Gürsel
Third hearing in Cumhuriyet trial begins in Istanbul
The third hearing in the Cumhuriyet trial, in which 20 executives and journalists from the critical Turkish newspaper are being tried, including editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, reporter Ahmet Şık, columnist Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, began on Sept. 25 at Istanbul's Çağlayan Courthouse.
Turkish court releases prominent journalist Kadri Gürsel from jail
An Istanbul court ordered the release of veteran journalist Kadri Gürsel on Sept. 25 in the third hearing of the case into critical Turkish daily Cumhuriyet.
While ruling for the release of Gürsel, the Istanbul 27th Heavy Penal Court ruled for the continued arrest of four others including reporter Ahmet Şık and editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu.
Court releases journalist Kadri Gürsel in Cumhuriyet case
An Istanbul court ordered the release of journalist Kadri Gürsel on Sept. 25 in the third hearing in the Cumhuriyet trial, in which 20 executives and journalists from the critical Turkish newspaper are being tried, including editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu and reporter Ahmet Şık at Istanbul's Çağlayan Courthouse.
Not Google or Facebook but states remain the biggest threat to free speech
Earlier this month, as I prepared myself for a retinal scan to enter a notorious prison in Istanbul, my mind wandered beyond freedom of press to equally important areas for the media and all of us, such as privacy rights, network security, governments, Big Tech, advertisers and concentration of power.
Cumhuriyet trial resumes in Istanbul
The trial of 20 executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including the newspaper's editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, reporter Ahmet Şık, columnist Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, will resume on Sept. 25 at Istanbul's Çağlayan courthouse.
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Trying to silence tweets, as well as journalists
The 26th Istanbul Criminal Court on Sept. 19 rejected demands to release a group of journalists and writers who have been in jail for more than a year, in a case into the "media leg" of the Gülen network.
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Turkey's arrest of journalists only helps FETÖ
I have been writing about the indictments in the July 2016 coup attempt case and the ongoing trials for many months. This analysis generally focuses on actual events, based on solid evidence that is almost impossible to refute.
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Cumhuriyet journalists' trial continues, colleagues demand their release
The sixth hearing of the trial of 20 executives and journalists from the daily Cumhuriyet, including the daily's Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu, journalists Ahmet Şık and Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, continued on Sept.
Cumhuriyet trial's sixth hearing to take place today in Istanbul
The sixth hearing of the trial of 17 executives and journalists from the daily Cumhuriyet, including the newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, will take place today in a hearing room across Istanbul's Silivri Prison.
CoE human rights commissioner intervenes in Turkish journalists' cases at ECHR
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks has reportedly intervened in the cases against jailed Turkish journalists, to which the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has agreed to give priority and demanded Turkey's defense.