Turkish Journalist Öznur Değer’s Terrorism Trial Opens for Her Reports on PKK - Committee to Protect Journalists

Öznur Değer: I was arrested in a politically motivated act of retaliation

Currently held in Erzincan Women’s Closed Prison, journalist Öznur Değer is being prosecuted over her social media posts. In the indictment, murdered journalists Nazım Daşdan and Cihan Bilgin are listed as “organization members,” and a photo of her brother, Abdulselam Değer (Kendal Qoser), was used as evidence against her. The hearing, scheduled for tomorrow, is expected to draw close attention from many observers, including the Mesopotamia Wome…

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Turkish journalist Öznur Değer’s terrorism trial opens for her reports on PKK - Committee to Protect Journalists

Istanbul, May 21, 2025—Turkish authorities should release Öznur Değer ahead of her trial on Thursday and stop conflating reporting on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) with publishing propaganda for the outlawed group, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. “The prosecution of Öznur Değer is yet another example of the witch hunt against critical journalists in Turkey. Reporting on sensitive issues does not equate with promoting vio…