The statement by EMEP representatives was about Turkey’s military operation on the Syrian city of Afrin.
Mustafa Öge, the owner of Didim Özgürses, Ergün Korkmaz, who owns the newspaper Mavi Didim, and Erdem Özden, its reporter, as well as the district chair of EMEP, Kazım Temiz, attended the hearing at the Didim 1st Criminal Court of First Instance.
Öge made his defense statement during the hearing, rejecting the accusation and requesting for his acquittal. Following the defense statements, the court announced its interim ruling, adjourning the trial until 25 january 2019.
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