The new Turkey Hamza Günerigök. TRT former news anchor
31-Jan-2019 10:22
31 October 2018: Former TRT employees face up to 15 years in jail on terrorism-related charge The prosecution requested up to 15 years of imprisonment for 42 of the 44 former employees of Turkish state broadcaster TRT who are standing trial before an Ankara court on the charge of “membership in FETÖ.” The case is overseen by the 22nd High Criminal Court of Ankara. Submitting his final opinion of the case during the latest hearing on 31 October, the prosecutor requested that 42 of the defendants, including former news anchor Hamza Günerigök, be given up to 15 years in prison each for “membership in a terrorist group.” In addition to Günerigök, the prosecutor is seeking jail terms for Abdullah Yeldan, Ahmet Çat, Ahmet Özdemir, Ali Hancı, Ayhan Baykara, Beşir Elmas, Cumali Çaygeç, Enes Bora, Ertan Rıha, Eşref Üzüm, Evren Kara, Eyüp Keser, Koray Demirci, Mehmet Akif Öztürk, Mehmet Salih Helvacı, Niyazi Özkan, Orhan Tokmak, Osman Taha Sirkeci, Özkan Püsküllü, Selçuk Çelik, Serkan Canbaz, Sezai Yavaş, Sinan Güneş, Şaban Harman, Tuğral Çakır, Yunus Ayhan, İbrahim Öztürk, Hüseyin Arslan, Murat Karaca, Hakan Karaca, Ali Fuat Ayhan, Özgür Aksoy, Salih Üzer, Nurdan Ayşe Coşkun, Kubilay Süslü, Şefik Cürebal, Ali Suat Günek, Emrah Timuçin Yazıcı, Mehmet Kuş and Safiye Tokgöz. The prosecutor also requested that defendant Murat Kaban benefit from effective remorse, and the files of Sultan Öztürk and Sedat Turhan be separated. Nine of the defendants in the case are currently in pretrial detention. The court adjourned the trial to allow time for the final defense statements in response to the prosecutor’s final opinion to be prepared. 30 January 2017: Former TRT presenter arrested over Gülen links Former TRT presenter Hamza Günerigök, who was on a list of suspects to be arrested in an investigation targeting the Gülen movement, was arrested on Monday after he was caught near the Greek border. Günerigök was detained by border units of the Turkish military while trying to illegally leave Turkey. Günerigök was referred to court in Uzunköprü and $5,200 he was carrying was seized.

The new Turkey
Hamza Günerigök.
TRT former news anchor

31-Jan-2019 10:22

31 October 2018:

Former TRT employees face up to 15 years in jail on terrorism-related charge

The prosecution requested up to 15 years of imprisonment for 42 of the 44 former employees of Turkish state broadcaster TRT who are standing trial before an Ankara court on the charge of “membership in FETÖ.”

The case is overseen by the 22nd High Criminal Court of Ankara. Submitting his final opinion of the case during the latest hearing on 31 October, the prosecutor requested that 42 of the defendants, including former news anchor Hamza Günerigök, be given up to 15 years in prison each for “membership in a terrorist group.”

In addition to Günerigök, the prosecutor is seeking jail terms for Abdullah Yeldan, Ahmet Çat, Ahmet Özdemir, Ali Hancı, Ayhan Baykara, Beşir Elmas, Cumali Çaygeç, Enes Bora, Ertan Rıha, Eşref Üzüm, Evren Kara, Eyüp Keser, Koray Demirci, Mehmet Akif Öztürk, Mehmet Salih Helvacı, Niyazi Özkan, Orhan Tokmak, Osman Taha Sirkeci, Özkan Püsküllü, Selçuk Çelik, Serkan Canbaz, Sezai Yavaş, Sinan Güneş, Şaban Harman, Tuğral Çakır, Yunus Ayhan, İbrahim Öztürk, Hüseyin Arslan, Murat Karaca, Hakan Karaca, Ali Fuat Ayhan, Özgür Aksoy, Salih Üzer, Nurdan Ayşe Coşkun, Kubilay Süslü, Şefik Cürebal, Ali Suat Günek, Emrah Timuçin Yazıcı, Mehmet Kuş and Safiye Tokgöz. The prosecutor also requested that defendant Murat Kaban benefit from effective remorse, and the files of Sultan Öztürk and Sedat Turhan be separated.

Nine of the defendants in the case are currently in pretrial detention.

The court adjourned the trial to allow time for the final defense statements in response to the prosecutor’s final opinion to be prepared.

30 January 2017:

Former TRT presenter arrested over Gülen links

Former TRT presenter Hamza Günerigök, who was on a list of suspects to be arrested in an investigation targeting the Gülen movement, was arrested on Monday after he was caught near the Greek border.

Günerigök was detained by border units of the Turkish military while trying to illegally leave Turkey. Günerigök was referred to court in Uzunköprü and $5,200 he was carrying was seized.

The new Turkey Hamza Günerigök. TRT former news anchor

Former TRT presenter arrested over Gülen links

The new Turkey
Hamza Günerigök.
TRT former news anchor