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

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

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

Turkey bans media from trial of journalists who criticized government

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, […]

Turkish journalists who reported arms shipments to jihadists charged as spies

Turkish journalists who reported arms shipments to jihadists charged as spies

Special to WorldTribune.com Two Turkish journalists facing up to 45 years in prison for allegedly “aiding a terrorist organization” and spying are appealing a decision to hold them in detention. The journalists, Cumhuriyet’s editor-in-chief Can Dundar and its Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul, were charged over a report that detailed Turkey’s shipping of weapons to jihadists […]