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LeMan cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan released after 139 days

Pehlevan, who was imprisoned pending trial for “insulting the president,” has been released under judicial control measures, including a ban on leaving the country and weekly reporting

International travel ban on journalist Vedat Örüç in his "terrorism" case not lifted

Örüç has said, “For a journalist, freedom of movement is as indispensable as a pen. Therefore, journalism knows no borders; I cannot do my job without freedom of travel”

Court rules for release of cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan in LeMan case

Court has ruled for release of the only imprisoned defendant in the trial of six magazine employees, Doğan Pehlevan. However, the cartoonist will remain in prison due to another case

ANALYSIS | From Ulus to TELE1, from the State of Emergency to the trustee: A history of seizures

Pressure on opposition media in Turkey is becoming visible again, following a line that stretches from the seizure of Ulus's assets in 1953 to the appointment of a trustee for TELE1

Perihan Erkılınç released pending trial

The court has decided to release Özgür Gelecek reporter Perihan Erkılınç, who had been detained since 2 May, under an international travel ban and obligation of weekly reporting to the authorities

File referred to prosecutor’s office for final opinion to be filed in journalist Perihan Kaya’s case

After Kaya's statement, obtained through a subpoena, was added to the file, the court decided to send the file to the prosecutor to draft their opinion on the case. Trial adjourned until 24 December

ANALYSIS | Cumhuriyet TV, Altaylı, BirGün TV: Pick, disapprove, force licensing

RTÜK has brought internet media under its regulatory purview by imposing licensing requirements on critical broadcasters such as Cumhuriyet TV, Fatih Altaylı, and BirGün TV

Prosecutor demands sentencing over news report

In their final opinion on the case, the prosecutor requested that journalists Dinçer Gökçe, Nilay Can, Veysi Dündar, and lawyer İrem Çiçek be punished for “spreading false information”

Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted of "insulting a public official"

An İstanbul court has acquitted BirGün reporter Arı, who was charged with “insulting a public official” upon a complaint filed by bureaucrat Rıza Uçan from the AKP

Journalist Sedef Kabaş handed jail term for "spreading false information"

An İstanbul court has sentenced Kabaş to 10 months in prison over her post about Central Bank Chairman Fatih Karahan, and deferred the sentence

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