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Anonymous Witness in Ergenekon Case Found Dead in Home

Anonymous Witness in Ergenekon Case Found Dead in Home

Assoc. Prof. Ümit Sayın was a defendant who had been under a witness protection program in the 11-year-long case.

31 January 2020

TAF Releases Statement on Ergenekon Verdict

TURKISH ARMED FORCES

TAF Releases Statement on Ergenekon Verdict

Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) released a statement on yesterday’s Ergenekon trial verdict, saying that “they were feeling and sharing the grief of their longtime co-workers and their family members”.

Police Intervenes With Gas Bombs in Silivri

ERGENEKON TRIAL

Police Intervenes With Gas Bombs in Silivri

By using tear gas bombs and cannoned water, police intervened demonstrator groups who were left out in the courthouse complex in Silivri to follow the Ergenekon trial this morning. The hearing could not be held.

Prosecutors Charge 64 Life Sentence

ERGENEKON CASE

Prosecutors Charge 64 Life Sentence

Turkey's Ergenokon trial reached its 281th hearing yesterday, with prosecutors summing up their case to seek life sentences for 64 defendants including retired generals and an ex-military chief.

"No Connections Between Dink Murder and Ergenekon"

PROSECUTOR USTA:

"No Connections Between Dink Murder and Ergenekon"

After having reviewed information from the police, the prosecutor of the murder trial related to the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink apparently did not find any connections between the Dink murder and defendants of the Ergenekon trial.

Retired General Arrested on ''Black Propaganda''

Retired General Arrested on ''Black Propaganda''

General Iğsız has been arrested today on the case regarding the establishment of web sites to produce black propaganda against the government and religious segregations. The Army had accepted the existence of the web sites.

New Judge for Ergenekon Trial

New Judge for Ergenekon Trial

The 188th hearing of the First Ergenekon Trial was chaired by Judge Hasan Hüseyin Özese as the new President Judge. Leyla Ecin was heard as a witness related to the State Council Attack.

Ergenekon Prosecutors Stay in Place

Judge and Prosecutor transfers

Ergenekon Prosecutors Stay in Place

The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors has decided that the judges and prosecutors in the Ergenekon trial will remain in place.

28 July 2009 Tolga Korkut

Support March for Ergenekon Prosecutors

Support March for Ergenekon Prosecutors

On the eve of the start of the second Ergenekon trial, demonstrators protested against reported plans for the prosecutors and judges in the case to be transferred elsewhere.

Third Indictment in Ergenekon Investigation

Third Indictment in Ergenekon Investigation

The prosecution has announced that there will be a third indictment by 20 July, containing accusations against 70 people.

3 July 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

100th Hearing of Ergenekon Trial Approaching

Ergenekon Trial

100th Hearing of Ergenekon Trial Approaching

The Ergenekon trial is in its 7th month, and the State Council attack case has been merged with it.

11 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Case of State Council Attack Merged with Ergenekon Trial

Case of State Council Attack Merged with Ergenekon Trial

An Ankara court has decreed that case of the State council attack in 2007 should be merged with the Ergenekon trial.

19 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Retired General Küçük also “Suspect” in Malatya Murder

Ergenekon Trial

Retired General Küçük also “Suspect” in Malatya Murder

At the latest Ergenekon hearing, five defendants were released from detention. Küçük has been questioned in relation to the Malatya murders.

12 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Fugitive Retired General Ersöz Arrested

Fugitive Retired General Ersöz Arrested

Retired Brigadier General Levent Ersöz was yesterday arrested in Ankara when trying to undergo a prostate operation under a false name.

16 January 2009

Court Bans Publishing News About Ergenekon Suspects

The court puts a ban on publishing news about Ergenekon Suspect Veli Küçük and his friends to protect their private lives and prevent the use of their defense in the media.

20 November 2008

Four New Custodies In The Ergenekon Investigation

Four more people have been taken into custody in connection with the Ergenekon case. The third hearing of the trial will be held today.

27 October 2008

Pro-Kurdish Party Faces Discrimination In The Ergenekon Case Too

The problem of the lack of space is solved in the Ergenekon case. The court approves the motion by the daily Cumhuriyet to join the case, but rejects a similar motion by the Democratic Society Party.

23 October 2008

Recusation Demand In The Ergenekon Case Rejected

The Ergenekon court rejected the recusation demand by the defense lawyers regarding Judge Sedat Sami Haşıoğlu.

22 October 2008

Brief History Of The Ergenekon Case

The 13th High Criminal Court of Istanbul begins to try the Ergenekon case with 86 suspects, 46 of them in prison, at Silivri near Istanbul. Veli Küçük, İlhan Selçuk, Kemal Alemdaroğlu, Sedat Peker and Doğu Perinçek are among the accused.

20 October 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Ergenekon Trial Takes Off At Silivri

Ergenekon Trial Takes Off At Silivri

The first hearing started with recess because of the lack of space to accommodate all the people who wanted to be in the court room. The first hearing consisted of jurisdictional pleas and motions to join the trial.

20 October 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Assaults And Murders Linked To Ergenekon

In the Ergenekon indictment, the assaults on the State Council and daily Cumhuriyet, the murders of Hrant Dink and Necip Hablemitoğlu, and the Malatya Massacre take big place.