Turkish media offices searched, 10 people detainedAugust 20, 2011 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ten people from Turkey’s Worker’s Party were detained by the police on Friday, August 19, in the Ergenekon coup-plotting case, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Police officers searched the general headquarters of the Worker’s Party, or İP, Ulusal Kanal TV Station and daily Aydınlık in Istanbul and detained 10 people. İP Deputy Chairman and lawyer Mehmet Cengiz spoke to press members and said the search lasted five hours and the police copied a hard drive as well. Among the detainees were Ulusal Kanal’s Executive Editor Turan Özlü, İP Deputy Chairman Erkan Önsel and the son of İP leader Doğu Perinçek, Mehmet Perinçek. Doğu Perinçek was accused of being the brains of the Ergenekon gang. A veteran politician and a nationalist, Perinçek was arrested in March 2008 and has been in jail since. Meanwhile, the release requests of five Ergenekon suspects, including journalist Ahmet Şık, were denied by the court on Thursday. Along with Şık, four journalists, Doğan Yurdakul, Sait Çakır, Coşkun Musluk and Barış Terkoğlu, will remain in jail pending trial.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
