Ahmet Hakan

Two attackers of Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan identified

Two people have been identified in the case of an attack that targeted Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan in 2015, according to a witness account.

Eyewitness Kübra Parmaksızoğlu Coşkun, who is the wife of Hakan's brother, gave her testimony on Jan. 9 at the Istanbul 60th Criminal Court of First Instance, identifying two of the attackers in photographs.

The sans-culottes of the revolution

One the most troubling pieces of news to come out of Turkey this past week was an attack on Ahmet Hakan Co?kun, one of the country's top journalists. After presenting a show on CNNTürk, four men followed Co?kun's car all the way to his home before beating him in front of his apartment. He was seriously injured and hospitalized, and had to undergo surgery for his nose.

One arrested, six released in investigation into attack on Hürriyet columnist

One suspect was arrested and six others were released by the court on Oct. 4, in the investigation into the attack on daily Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, after a public prosecutor responsible for terror and organized crime sought to arrest all seven suspects.

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