Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist - Turkish Minute

Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist - Stockholm Center for Freedom

A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his far-right ally Devlet Bahçeli, an account followed by an uncommon reversal by Turkey’s top appeals court, Turkish Minute reported. Veteran Turkish columnist and political scientist Alkan, who spent nearly two years in prison over his writings during a post-coup crackdown on…

Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist - Turkish Minute

A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his far-right ally Devlet Bahçeli, an account followed by an uncommon reversal by Turkey’s top appeals court.