Reporters Without Borders (RSF) held Wednesday morning in Istanbul Can Dündar the first press conference, managing editor of Cumhuriyet, since his release from Silivri prison Friday, February 26 after ninety-two days of detention.
Facing an audience of journalists gathered on Wednesday, March 2 at the Elite Wold Istanbul hotel in the Reporters Without Borders initiative, Can Dündar denounced the “climate of fear propagated by the Erdogan regime among journalists.” “But we’re journalists, not civil servants in state service. Our duty is to inform the public, including the illegal acts of the government. Upon first hearing of this case on 25 March, we will outline in full light the state’s crimes. We will not defend us, we will make the trial of state crimes. “He recalled on Wednesday to a packed house.