7 journalists from the usurped Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper appeared in front of a judge today in the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan. After the depositions at the prosecutor’s office, journalists Nedim Demirkıran and Mehmet Beyazıt were released on probation while the other 5 journalists including editors were referred to court with a demand for their arrest.

The five journalists are: Editors Mehmet Ali Çelebi, Reyhan Hacıoğlu and Hicran Urun and reporters Pınar Tarlak and Ramazan Sola.