Trustee Appointed to Zaman Daily

Click here to read the article in Turkish / Haberin Türkçesi için buraya tıklayın

İstanbul 6th Peace Criminal Court has ruled for trustee to be appointed to Zaman daily at the request of İstanbul Chief Prosecution.

The trustees are expected to come to the building with police escort. Writer and readers of the newspaper have started to gather at the building.

The daily had issued a press statement in case trustee appointment and confiscation.

“Zaman daily with Turkey’s largest circulation has been enduring heavy pressures such as accreditation, tax inspection, intervention in advertiser, and threats against readers over two years. And now, we are face to face with threat of confiscation and trustee appointment.

“We are worried about such developments relegating Turkey in the league of democracy. We believe the only way out of this nightmare climate is possible by returning to supremacy of democracy and law. We share this concern of ours with our people, our intellectuals believing in democracy, and civilized world”. (NV/TK)