Turkey beyond the Deniz Yücel case: Four journalists sentenced to life in prison, one released then indicted - Committee to Protect Journalists
Istanbul, February 16, 2018—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned a Turkish court’s decision to sentence four journalists to life in prison without parole, and called on Turkish authorities to release them without delay. In a separate case, Turkey must scrap charges against another journalist who was today released from custody but simultaneously indicted for terrorism propaganda, CPJ said. A Turrkish court today handed life sentences to Ahmet Altan , an internationally recognized novelist and former chief editor for the shuttered daily Taraf ; Mehmet Altan , an academic, columnist, and TV host, most recently with shuttered outlets Can Erzincan TV and the daily Özgür Düşünce ; Nazlı Ilıcak , a veteran journalist, columnist, and TV host, most recently with shuttered outlets Can Erzincan TV and the daily Özgür Düşünce ; and Fevzi Yazıcı , former layout editor for the shuttered daily Zaman . The four, who have been jailed since 2016, were found guilty o