Ahmet Şık

Turkish daily Cumhuriyet journalists, executives go on trial in Istanbul

Seventeen executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including the newspaper's editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, went for the first time on trial on July 24 with terror-related accusations in the 27th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul.

Turkish daily Cumhuriyet journalists, executives appear before judge

Seventeen executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and Musa Kart, went on trial July 24 with terror-related offences in the 27th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul.

Two of the suspects are on the run, while 11 of them are imprisoned and the other six free but still charged.  

Trial begins for journalists, executives from Turkish daily Cumhuriyet in Istanbul

Seventeen executives and journalists from daily Cumhuriyet, including Ahmet Şık, Kadri Gürsel and Musa Kart, went on trial July 24 with terror-related offences in the 27th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul.

Two of the suspects are on the run, while 11 of them are imprisoned and the other six free but still charged.  

Turkish court arrests six human rights activists on terror charges

A Turkish court on July 18 ruled for the arrest of six human rights activists including Amnesty International's Turkey director for aiding a terror group.

Amnesty's Turkey director İdil Eser was detained on July 5 along with seven other activists and two foreign trainers during a digital security and information management workshop in Istanbul's Büyükada island.

Parisian street artist, RSF paint portraits of jailed Turkish journalists outside Euro court

Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Parisian street artist C215 painted the portraits of 10 imprisoned Turkish journalists outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on May 29, urging the court to intercede on behalf of journalists detained in the country.

Jailed Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık applies to Euro court, cites previous ruling for release

Imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) demanding his immediate release, citing a court ruling from three years ago that his rights had been violated, daily Cumhuriyet reported on May 10.

Amnesty International projects names of jailed journalists onto Turkish embassy in The Hague

Amnesty International's branch in The Netherlands has projected the names of jailed Turkish journalists onto the Turkish embassy building in The Hague, in a move to mark May 3 International Press Freedom Day.

The names of daily Birgün journalist Mahir Kanaat and Ahmet Şık from daily Cumhuriyet were projected, along with a statement demanding their release, at around 10 p.m. on May 2.

Cumhuriyet columnists, executives to be heard on Press Freedom Day in Turkey as court accepts indictment

A trial against daily Cumhuriyet columnists and executives will begin on July 24, Press Freedom Day in Turkey, after an Istanbul court accepted an indictment into a total of 19 suspects on April 18, nearly five months after an investigation was launched.

Court accepts indictment on Turkish daily Cumhuriyet columnists, executives

An Istanbul court on April 18 accepted the indictment into daily Cumhuriyet columnists and executives that was completed earlier this month, nearly five months after the investigation was launched, with the prosecutor seeking jail sentences for all 19 suspects, 12 of whom are in prison.

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