ECtHR Faults Turkey over Pretrial Detention of Veteran Journalist Çetinkaya - Stockholm Center for Freedom

ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya - Turkish Minute

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya by holding him in pretrial detention without sufficient justification for nearly two years over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. The court found violations of Article 5 of the European Convention on […]

ECHR Rules That Journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya’s Rights to Liberty, Security and Freedom of Expression Were Violated

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled against Turkey in a judgment announced today concerning journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya’s application. The Court found that the former employee of Zaman newspaper and Cihan News Agency had suffered violations of his rights to liberty and security as well as his right to freedom of expression. Turkey was ordered to pay Çetinkaya €16,250 in non-pecuniary damages and €4,406 in legal costs an…

ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya - Stockholm Center for Freedom

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya by holding him in pretrial detention without sufficient justification for nearly two years over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. The court found violations of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which protects the right to liberty and security, and Article 10, which protects freedom …