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Turkey Probes BirGun Staff, Journalist Released Amid Press Freedom Outcry

5/22/2026

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Prosecutors opened a new probe into two senior BirGun newspaper staff for insulting the president.
Turkish journalist Alican Uludag received conditional release during his trial in Ankara, with the case set to resume on September 18.
Uludag had been detained since his February 19 arrest in Ankara and was held in an Istanbul jail.
Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest as an attack on press freedom.

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Prosecutors opened a new probe into two senior BirGun newspaper staff for insulting the president.
Turkish journalist Alican Uludag received conditional release during his trial in Ankara, with the case set to resume on September 18.
Uludag had been detained since his February 19 arrest in Ankara and was held in an Istanbul jail.
Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest as an attack on press freedom.