content tagged with Kemal Göktaş

Sırrı Süreyya Önder: I am as Hopeful for Peace as I was in 2012

Sırrı Süreyya Önder: I am as Hopeful for Peace as I was in 2012

Indicating that he is as hopeful for a peace process as he was in 2012, former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has said, “When peace becomes a serious possibility, people now have more foresight about what needs to be done.”

30 January 2020

‘Everything Started Going Downhill with Ahmet Davutoğlu’

FORMER HDP MP ÖNDER

‘Everything Started Going Downhill with Ahmet Davutoğlu’

Released from prison three months ago after serving 11 months behind bars, former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has answered the questions of journalist Kemal Göktaş about his days in prison and recent developments in the country.

Phone Call Records of Soldiers, ISIS Members Released

Phone Call Records of Soldiers, ISIS Members Released

Records of phone calls between some soldiers on duty on Syrian border and ISIS members have been released.

22 December 2015

Journalist Sued For Calling Torture Case A “Scandal”

Journalist Sued For Calling Torture Case A “Scandal”

A prosecutor launched an investigation against Milliyet newspaper reporter Kemal Göktaş for covering an article on a comparison between criminal charges of police officers suspected of torture and a relative man of torture victim woman who insulted those police officers.

4 November 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Reality at Court Contradicts Ministry's Announcement

Reality at Court Contradicts Ministry's Announcement

Turkish journalists striving to reveal facts about the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink are prosecuted at special authority high criminal courts whereas officials who failed to prevent the murder are tried at magistrate courts. Journalist Göktaş now stands accused of "severe crime".

17 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Social Memory Platform Supports Journalist Göktaş at Court

Social Memory Platform Supports Journalist Göktaş at Court

The case against journalist Göktaş based on his book "The Hrant Dink Murder: Media, Judiciary, State" was postponed to June in order to obtain the statement of complainant Akyürek from an Ankara court. Journalist Şener faces a 3 years' sentence for his book about the Dink murder.

13 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

"Stop Prosecution of Journalists and Call Real Perpetrators to Account"

HRANT DINK MURDER CASE

"Stop Prosecution of Journalists and Call Real Perpetrators to Account"

Reporters without Borders claimed to leave aside the prosecution of authors Şener and Göktaş, who drew attention to the state's responsibiltiy in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink in their books. Instead, the ones responsible for the assassination should be revealed, RSF said.

26 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Two Journalists at Court for Pursuing Dink Murder

HRANT DINK MURDER

Two Journalists at Court for Pursuing Dink Murder

The case against Vatan newspaper journalist Kemal Göktaş on the grounds of his book "The Hrant Dink Muder: Media, Judiciary, State" has started. The prosecutor requested time to review whether the case was opened within the prescription period of four months.

17 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Prosecution for Books about Dink Murder

HRANT DINK MURDER

Prosecution for Books about Dink Murder

Former Intelligence Office Chairman Ramazan Akyürek filed criminal complaints against Nedim Şener and Kemal Göktaş for their books concerning the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. Şener's hearing is tomorrow, Göktaş will be in court in February 2010.

15 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalists Writing About Hrant Dink Murder under Prosecution

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Journalists Writing About Hrant Dink Murder under Prosecution

Head of the Police Intelligence Department Akyürek filed a complaint against journalist Kemal Göktaş after he has already taken journalist Nedim Şener to court. Both pressmen published books about the Hrant Dink murder, voicing their critical concerns about the handling of the case.

14 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Acquittal for Journalists Reporting Secret Service Bugging

Acquittal for Journalists Reporting Secret Service Bugging

Journalists Gökçer Tahincioğlu and Kemal Göktaş faced a prison sentence for reporting that police, secret service and the gendarmerie had been given permission to listen in to all phone conversations. They have been acquitted.

1 April 2009 Erol Önderoğlu