content tagged with birgün newspaper

Journalist Charged With Prison For Defense With Acrostic

Journalist Charged With Prison For Defense With Acrostic

BirGün newspaper editor-in-chief Barış İnce has been charged with 4 years and 8 months of prison for insulting pthe president of Turkey when he defended himself with an acrostic.

24 February 2015 Elif Akgül

Prosecution into BirGün Newspaper’s “Thief” Headline

Prosecution into BirGün Newspaper’s “Thief” Headline

A prosecution has been launched for charges related to “insulting the president” into BirGün newspaper’s headline yesterday that wrote “thief” in Ottoman.

10 December 2014

BirGün Newspaper Fined For Blasphemy

BirGün Newspaper Fined For Blasphemy

BirGün newspaper responsible editor and owner were fined for blasphemy due to two articles written by an anonymous columnist with the nickname “Tanrı (cc)” - god in Turkish.

26 November 2014

Court Rejects Istanbul Mayor’s Lawsuit Against Journalists

Court Rejects Istanbul Mayor’s Lawsuit Against Journalists

Bakırköy 8th District Court rejected a lawsuit by Istanbul mayor Kadir Topbaş regarding two news articles revealing the commercial relations of his family.

26 November 2013 Erol Önderoğlu

Police Detains Newspaper Sellers at Subway Exit

Police Detains Newspaper Sellers at Subway Exit

Police detained Burak Butur and Hasan Ortatepe - newspaper sellers who work for BirGün and Aydınlık daily newspapers respectively - for noise pollution complaints. “We will continue to sell our newspapers,” Butur told bianet.

27 August 2013 Ekin Karaca

PM Sues Newspaper over Black Tape

PM Sues Newspaper over Black Tape

PM Erdogan filed a lawsuit against BirGün newspaper for defamation charges, asking for 100,000 Turkish liras as non-pecuniary damages when the newspaper published his front page photo with a black tape on his mouth on November 26.

21 December 2012

"Additional Information" Landed Journalist in Jail

"Additional Information" Landed Journalist in Jail

Birgün reporter Aşam was sentenced to one year in jail on the grounds of supportive information of a news item published in January this year. Her signature was not under the main news but under a box with additional information.

16 December 2011 Emel Gülcan

Cyber Attack on Birgün Daily Website

Cyber Attack on Birgün Daily Website

Access to the birgün.net website of the left-wing Birgün daily was rendered almost impossible after the website was flooded with hits on 16 May. The cyber attack was carried out via a minimum of 200 IP addresses, it was announced.

Decision on "Qandil Interview" Expected in December

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Decision on "Qandil Interview" Expected in December

The case against human rights defender Tahmaz and Birgün newspaper official Çeşmecioğlu has reached its final stage. The defendants stand trial for an interview with PKK executives. The final verdict of the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court is expected for 2 December.

13 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Summer Recess for Trial on PKK Interview

Summer Recess for Trial on PKK Interview

The prosecution of human rights advocate Tahmaz and Birgün newspaper officials Çeşmecioğlu and Yılmaz was postponed to September. The defendants stand trial because of an interview with Murat Karayılan, leader of the People's Confederation of Kurdistan.

3 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Tolga Korkut

Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş

Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş

Birgün newspaper journalist Yalçın Ergündoğan was sentenced to a converted TL 2,000 fine under charges of "insult" on the grounds of an article about sheikh and BTP leader Haydar Baş.

8 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Supreme Court Turns Down Former Chief of General Staff

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Supreme Court Turns Down Former Chief of General Staff

The Court of Appeals decided that journalist Fikri Sağlar did what was necessary within the scope of press freedom and thus rejected the demands of former Chief of General Staff Büyükanıt and his wife. They had claimed compensation on the grounds of a news item the journalist had written.

20 November 2009 Erol Önderoğlu