Indictment

Renowned novelist Ahmet Altan accuses prosecutor in defense against coup charges

Renowned jailed journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan harshly slammed the prosecutor who prepared an indictment against him in a court hearing on June 22 as part of the alleged "media leg" of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), which is widely believed to have perpetrated the July 2016 failed coup.

Mother of Turkish man killed by police on trial for harming suspect's lawyer's watch

The mother of a Turkish man killed by a police officer in 2014 in Istanbul has gone on trial over damaging the watch of the police officer's lawyer watch. 

Uğur Kurt was killed by a bullet fired from police officer Sezgin Korkmaz's weapon on May 22, 2014, while he was attending the funeral of a relative in an Alevi worship house, or cemevi, in Istanbul's Okmeydanı district. 

Court accepts indictment against Turkish fashion designer Şansal over 'inciting hatred'

A court has accepted an indictment prepared against Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Şansal and has said his trial would be held on March 16. 

The court has ordered for the continuation of Şansal's detention and demanded one to three years in jail over charges of "inciting hatred and hostility among the public." 

Court returns indictment of Turkish fashion designer over 'inconsistent evidence'

An Istanbul court on Feb. 6 returned an indictment demanding three years in jail for fashion designer Barbaros Şansal, who was arrested on charges of "inciting hate among the public" in social media posts and video footage in which he "insulted" Turkey, on the grounds that the indictment had "inconsistencies." 

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