Posted on 02/16/2018 9:03:54 PM PST by Texas Fossil
A court in Turkey sentenced six journalists to life in prison Friday for their alleged involvement in a failed 2016 coup attempt. The decision came shortly after another reporter who had been controversially imprisoned was conditionally released from custody.
Prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak and three other media workers were convicted of crimes against the state, a charge that governments around the world are increasingly employing as a tactic to instill fear in and silence journalists who are critical of ruling authorities.
[2017 was the most dangerous year ever for journalists. 2018 might be even worse.]
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
As far as the released journalist is concerned, it appears a special deal was made. Some think linked to an arms purchase by Turkey.
Abdullah Bozkurt @abdbozkurt 10h10 hours ago
https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/964580917808435206
The arrangements by German consular officers to take freed journo #DenizYücel on a special plane out of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in #Turkey suggest secret deal worked out at political level to secure his release.
The nerve! After all the turkeys the President has pardoned on Thanksgiving!
smile.
Being a Journalist in Turkey is much more dangerous than being a Turkey in a forest full of coyotes.
This should be done here to members of the corrupt media.
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