Turkey convicts 10 people connected to murder of journalist Güngör Arslan, including gunman cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The editor of the Ses Kocaeli website, Arslan, 60, was gunned down on 19 February inside his office in Izmit, a city 100 km east of Istanbul that is the capital of Kocaeli province. Prior to a radio presenter’s murder in March 2021, no journalist had been murdered in Turkey since 2009. The police have arrested a 21-year-old youth, Ramazan Özkan, on suspicion of being hired to
Turkey: journalist Güngör Arslan was killed in an armed attack. Arslan was shot in front of his office. Press freedom groups call for swift and thorough investigation.