US EditionCourts in Turkey Sentence Four Journalists for Critical Commentary
The rulings add to Turkey’s pressure on critical media, with prison terms handed down under a 2022 disinformation law.
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Turkey sentences journalist under controversial media law
An Istanbul court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran Turkish journalist to two years and six months in prison on charges of "spreading misleading information", the journalist and the rights groups said. The case against Zafer Arapkirli, a columnist for the opposition daily BirGun, stemmed from comments he posted on X about internal clashes in Syria following the 2024 overthrow of strongman president Bashar al-Assad. His posts referred in particular …
Courts in Turkey sentence four journalists for critical commentary
Istanbul, April 15, 2026—Turkish authorities must stop harassing critical journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Zafer Arapkirli (of the leftist daily BirGün and BirGün TV), Barış Pehlivan (of the pro-opposition daily Cumhuriyet, and the Onlar TV YouTube channel), Timur Soykan (BirGün, Onlar TV), and Murat Ağırel (Cumhuriyet, Onlar TV) were sentenced to prison by two Istanbul courts in separate cases on April 14, over…
Zafer Arapkirli sentenced for posts about Syria – New convictions of journalists and strong criticism from RSF and UN on press freedom
Zafer Arapkirli must be detained for critical posts about the situation in Syria after the fall of Assad. The well-known journalist of the newspaper »Birgin« denies all accusations.
Turkish court sentences veteran journalist under controversial media law - Turkish Minute
An İstanbul court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran Turkish journalist to two years and six months in prison on charges of “spreading misleading information,” the journalist and the rights groups said. The case against Zafer Arapkirli, a columnist for the opposition daily BirGün, stemmed from comments he posted on X about internal clashes in Syria […]
An Istanbul court on Tuesday sentenced Turkish journalist Zafer Arapkirli, a columnist for the opposition newspaper BirGün, to two and a half years in prison for “spreading misleading information,” non-governmental organizations and the media outlet he works for said. Mr. Arapkirli had been on trial for comments he had made via X regarding the bloody conflicts in Syria following the overthrow, in December 2024, of then-President Bashar al-Assad.…
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