Publishers on Trial
Two books by American authors are currently on trial in Turkey on obscenity charges which, if the law is strictly applied, could lead to imprisonment for their publishers and… More
Hrant Dink’s Killer Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison; Other Trials Continue
Last week, on July 25, 2011, Ogün Samast was convicted and sentenced to 22 years and 10 months in prison for the “premeditated murder” of Turkish-Armenian editor… More
Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu fined, writer Mehmet Güler receives suspended sentence
On March 10, 2011, Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and free expression activist, was sentenced to a fine, and author Mehmet Güler to a 15-month suspended prison term. More
Writers Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık formally charged
PEN International protests the detention of writers Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, who were formally charged with being members of the Ergenekon organization on March 6, 2011, and taken… More
Academic Pinar Selek Will Be Tried February 9; Faces 36 Years in Prison
Pinar Selek, writer, sociologist, and founder of the Amargi Women’s Solidarity Cooperative, will be tried in Istanbul on February 9, 2011, on charges of which she has already been… More
Writer Nevin Berktaş sentenced to 10 months in prison
Nevin Berktaş, a Turkish writer who has spent 21 years of her life in Turkish prisons, was arrested in early November 2010 and is currently imprisoned in Istanbul Bakirkoy… More
Trial of Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu Postponed
Ragip Zarakolu is accused of spreading propaganda seen to support the banned Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK), through his publication Mehmet Güler’s book, The KCK File/The Global State and Kurds… More
Trial of Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu and Writer Mehmet Güler, First Hearing on Sept 30
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and free expression activist, is on trial again for publishing another book by author Mehmet Güler. The books is seen to support the banned Kurdish Worker’s… More
Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu Acquitted – Writer Mehmet Güler Sentenced to 15 Months
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials, and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, was acquitted at a hearing on June 10,… More
Publisher and Human Rights Activist Faces Imprisonment
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, is expecting a verdict at his next trial… More
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