Turkey - Dündar and Gül to be freed soon, but still face trial

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is delighted to learn that detained journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül should be released soon as a result of today's ruling by the Constitutional Court that their detention is illegal. The Constitutional Court, which is Turkey's highest court, ruled by 12 votes to 3 that their provisional detention violates their fundamental rights. The Istanbul court in charge of their case must now comply with this ruling and order their release. They have been held for (...)

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