Istanbul, April 14, 2026 (AFP) - Turkey court sentences veteran journalist under controversial media law

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2026-04-14

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 particula......

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