Media freedom in Turkey

Turkish police have arrested the Editor-in-Chief of daily Cumhuriyet and others from the newspaper, Hürriyet Daily News reports, citing local media outlets.

State-run Anadolu Agency also reports raids have been made into the homes of Executive Board Chairman Akın Atalay and Güray Öz.

Eleven people, including executives and columnists of the critical daily Cumhuriyet newspaper, were detained in a series of raids on their homes early on Oct. 31, after prosecutors initiated a probe against them on "terrorism" charges. 

Turkish police have detained the editor-in-chief of daily Cumhuriyet and at least four other journalists, the newspaper reported early on Oct. 31, while CNN Türk reported that at least 13 warrants have been issued for the newspaper's journalists and executives.  

Turkish police have detained the editor-in-chief of daily Cumhuriyet, state media reported early on Oct. 31, while CNN Türk reported that 13 warrants have been issued for the newspaper's journalists and executives.  

On a live TV show on Oct. 22, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said his government was preparing for a new decree in the force of law (KHK) in order to return those dismissed from their public jobs "by mistake" in the wake of the probes after the military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15.

An Istanbul court on Oct. 21 ordered the release of assailant Murat Şahin, who was arrested after staging an armed attack targeting former daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar outside a courthouse in May, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Murat Şahin, who was arrested for attacking Turkish journalist Can Dündar with a gun, was released pending trial on Oct. 21, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The Frankfurt book fair opened on Oct. 18 with a plea for Turkey to release acclaimed author and rights activist Aslı Erdoğan, jailed along with other journalists in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey.

An Istanbul court has accepted an indictment against journalist Can Dündar on charges of "printing and publishing terrorist organizations' statements" during his one-day editorial duty undertaken in solidarity with a now-closed daily newspaper.

The wife of prominent Turkish journalist Can Dündar has said she is not in favor of her husband's return to Turkey, citing legal uncertainties surrounding his lengthy prosecution and security concerns that peaked after he was shot at outside an Istanbul court on his trial day.