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Zaman newspaper columnists sentenced to prison

Zaman newspaper columnists sentenced to prison

Four well-known columnists were retried after the Court of Cassation overturned a verdict against them in 2020.

30 November 2022

Mümtazer Türköne released

Mümtazer Türköne released

Behind bars for over four years, journalist Mümtazer Türköne, who was arrested shortly after the coup attempt, has been released by the ruling of the Court of Cassation. MHP Chair Bahçeli previously called on the authorities to reexamine his file.

25 September 2020

Constitutional Court: Rights of Journalist Mümtazer Türköne Not Violated

Constitutional Court: Rights of Journalist Mümtazer Türköne Not Violated

Rejecting the other applications of arrested former Zaman columnist Mümtazer Türköne, the Constitutional Court has found the allegation admissible that “his right to personal liberty and security has been violated as his arrest is not lawful.”

10 January 2020 Hikmet Adal

CHP MP Çakırözer Visits Silivri Prison: Judiciary Defies the ECtHR Ruling

CHP MP Çakırözer Visits Silivri Prison: Judiciary Defies the ECtHR Ruling

Main opposition CHP MP Çakırözer has visited Osman Kavala, Grup Yorum music band members, journalists Ahmet Altan, Mümtazer Türköne and Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu and lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı in Silivri Prison.

25 December 2019