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2 journalists in Turkey sentenced for reporting on arms shipments to rebels

By Editor One on May 9, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Mideast, Top Stories, Turkey, World Links

Special to WorldTribune.com Two Turkish journalists have been sentenced to nearly six years each in prison for revealing “state secrets.” The verdict was reached on May 6, just hours after one of the journalists narrowly escaped an attack by a gunman in front of the courthouse. Can Dundar, the editor in chief of the opposition […]

Turkey bans media from trial of journalists who criticized government

By Editor One on March 25, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Mideast, Top Stories, Turkey, World Links

Special to WorldTribune.com In a case seen as a test of press freedom under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish government has prohibited the media from covering the trial of two journalists who face possible life terms for espionage charges. Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of leading opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet, and Erdem Gul, his Ankara bureau chief, […]