Erdogan Court rejects appeal to release Cumhuriyet editors Dündar, Gül
An İstanbul court on Tuesday rejected an appeal against the arrest of Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül, who were arrested on Nov. 26 as part of an investigation into the paper’s coverage of a National Intelligence Organization (MİT) truck scandal.
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Atilla Taş sentenced to 11 months for ‘insulting’ İnegöl mayor on Twitter
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Meydan daily columnist Atilla Taş was given on Tuesday a suspended prison sentence of 11 months and 20 days on Tuesday for “insulting” İnegöl Mayor Alinur Aktaş in Twitter posts.
Taş, whose hugely popular Twitter account has more than 1.3 million followers, has criticized the mayor over allegedly fatally poisoning 84 stray dogs in the İnegöl district of Bursa province in his tweets.
Aktaş is now planning to bring a second case against Taş to force him to pay for the court expenses, private Cihan news agency reported.
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Presenter at Belgium-based radio station dismissed over criticism of Turkish gov’t
A radio presenter at a Brussels-based Turkish radio station was fired for hosting a radio program that featured criticism of the Turkish government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Kenan Erer presented the radio program “Karganın Kahvaltısı” [A Crow’s Breakfast] for the last time on Tuesday morning and said the managers of Gold FM radio station had decided to take his program off the air.
“Those who think that they silenced us with oppression and despotism seem to have achieved their goals, but I will continue to take a stand by singing songs and writing books,” said Erer in the program.
He said he received messages of support from the followers of his radio show after his dismissal. “Armenians, Kurds, Turks and people from all sects of this country [Turkey] called me to express sorrow [at my dismissal],” said Erer.