Turkey Jails Two Journalists Who Disclosed Turkey's Involvement In Arming Syrian Rebel Groups

Editor-in-chief of newspaper Cumhuriyet and the daily’s Ankara bureau chief accused of espionage and aiding a terror organization. AA.com

Wall Street Journal: Turkish Authorities Jail Two Journalists, Accusing Them of Espionage

Charges center on newspaper report suggesting Turkish intelligence ferried weapons to extremist Syrian rebels

ISTANBUL—The respected editor of a prominent Turkish newspaper and one of his key reporters have been detained, jailed and accused of espionage for a controversial story about an alleged arms shipment from Turkish intelligence to Syrian rebels.

Turkish authorities on Thursday imprisoned Can Dündar, editor in chief of Cumhuriyet, and Erdem Gül, the newspaper’s capital correspondent in Ankara, on charges of spying and aiding a terrorist organization, the newspaper’s attorney said. If convicted, the two men would face life in prison over the charges.

The arrests are part of a renewed crackdown on Turkish media since the political party founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regained one-party rule earlier this month.

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