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Directors sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison over documentary

A Turkish court has handed down prison sentences of four years, six months to two film directors over a documentary they collaborated on, the Sendika63 news website...

Journalist sentenced to seven-and-a-half years over Gülen links

The İstanbul 32nd High Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced journalist Harun Çümen to seven-and-a-half years in prison on charges of membership in the Gülen movement, which...

Construction worker gets 2 years in prison for insulting President Erdoğan

A construction worker from Turkey’s Balıkesir province was handed down a two-year, two month sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by posting two caricatures about...

Prosecutor demands lengthy prison sentences for Sözcü journalists over Gülen links

A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday demanded lengthy prison sentences for columnists, reporters and media workers from the Sözcü daily on charges of supporting a terrorist organization,...

Former Turkish soccer player gets 6 years, 3 months over Gülen links

A high criminal court in İstanbul on Tuesday handed down a six year, three month sentence to former soccer player İsmail Demiriz for “membership in an...

Appeals court upholds imprisonment of peace petition signatory academic

The İstanbul Regional Appeals Court on Sunday upheld the prison sentence of Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, who signed a peace petition along with 1,128...

Supreme Court of Appeals judge sentenced to 7 years over Gülen links

Mustafa Akkuş, a former member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, was sentenced on Monday to seven years, six months in prison on charges...

Appeals court upholds prison sentences of journalists

A Turkish appeals court has upheld prison sentences previously handed down to 18 defendants, including journalists and media workers, the Cumhuriyet newspaper reported on...

Turkish rappers sentenced to 4 years in prison for encouraging drug use

Popular Turkish rappers Server Uraz and Volkan Ayvazoğlu have been sentenced to four years, two months in prison for allegedly promoting and facilitating drug...

Turkey’s appeals court reduces sentence of NASA scientist Gölge to 5 years

US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert announced in a press statement on Thursday that Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled to reduce a...

3 executives of now-closed Turkish TV station sentenced to prison for terrorist propaganda

The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down prison sentences of three years, nine months to each of three executives of the...

Jailed Zaman journalist Soncan gets 7.5-year jail sentence on terror charges

Journalist Emre Soncan, who is among dozens of journalists jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016,...

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