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Turkish journalist faces 23 years in jail for story on judges and prosecutors
Reporter Canan Co?kun faces 23 years in prison for coverage of a story about top judicial officials allegedly buying discounted residences from a public real estate company.
Co?kun, who works for daily Cumhuriyet, will appear in court on Nov. 12 facing 23 years and four months in prison on charges of "insulting public officials over their duties."
Prosecutor in case into killing of Gezi's youngest victim taken hostage in Istanbul courthouse
Suspected members of the outlawed Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) have taken prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage at Istanbul courthouse in connection to the case into the killing of Gezi victim Berkin Elvan.
Gunshots have been heard at the building.
Turkish model questioned for 'insulting Erdo?an' with satirical poem
A Turkish model has been questioned by a prosecutor for allegedly ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on her Instagram account, after she shared a satirical poem published in a popular magazine.
Merve Büyüksaraç, an industrial designer and writer who was crowned Miss Turkey in 2006, went to testify at the courthouse in Istanbul?s Ça?layan neighborhood on Jan. 14.