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| Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik held 'over tweet' | Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik held 'over tweet' |
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| Police in Istanbul have detained a prominent investigative journalist, Ahmet Sik, in connection with his social media postings. | Police in Istanbul have detained a prominent investigative journalist, Ahmet Sik, in connection with his social media postings. |
| The arrest of Sik, who has been jailed previously, came shortly before writer Asli Erdogan and linguist Necmiye Alpay appeared in a Turkish court. | The arrest of Sik, who has been jailed previously, came shortly before writer Asli Erdogan and linguist Necmiye Alpay appeared in a Turkish court. |
| Many writers and journalists have been arrested in Turkey since the July coup attempt, in which military rebels tried to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | Many writers and journalists have been arrested in Turkey since the July coup attempt, in which military rebels tried to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. |
| Sik confirmed his arrest in a tweet. | Sik confirmed his arrest in a tweet. |
| "I am being detained. I will be taken to the prosecutor's office regarding a tweet," he tweeted. | "I am being detained. I will be taken to the prosecutor's office regarding a tweet," he tweeted. |
| Sik has been accused of spreading "terrorist propaganda", reports say. | Sik has been accused of spreading "terrorist propaganda", reports say. |
| Kurdish links | Kurdish links |
| Asli Erdogan, 49, and Necmiye Alpay, 70, are among nine suspects charged over their links to the pro-Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem, which was shut down in August. | Asli Erdogan, 49, and Necmiye Alpay, 70, are among nine suspects charged over their links to the pro-Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem, which was shut down in August. |
| The authorities regard Ozgur Gundem as a mouthpiece for the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an armed group fighting for more Kurdish autonomy. Turkey and its Western allies regard the PKK as a terrorist organisation. | The authorities regard Ozgur Gundem as a mouthpiece for the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an armed group fighting for more Kurdish autonomy. Turkey and its Western allies regard the PKK as a terrorist organisation. |
| Free speech campaigners Pen say the Turkish authorities have detained almost 150 writers and journalists since the abortive July coup. | Free speech campaigners Pen say the Turkish authorities have detained almost 150 writers and journalists since the abortive July coup. |
| Sik and journalist Nedim Sener were previously jailed in 2011-2012. The authorities banned Sik's book The Imam's Army, which examined the life and work of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric blamed by the Turkish government for the July coup attempt. | |
| A version of the book was however published in November 2011. | A version of the book was however published in November 2011. |