Committee to Protect Journalists
country.Turkey · CPJ
01Overview
Quick Facts
Countrycountry.Turkey
Age / Sexmale
OccupationJournalist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Case Summary
Ahmet Turan Alkan is a journalist with Zaman in Turkey. Imprisoned as of July 27, 2016; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: Zaman
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: July 27, 2016
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/ahmet-turan-alkan/
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Ahmet Turan Alkan is a journalist with Zaman in Turkey. Imprisoned as of July 27, 2016; charges: Anti-state, False News.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Anti-state
- 02False News
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 27, 2016
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
CPJCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ahmet Turan Alkan (PPW case cmp4c8dl). Retrieved June 2, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp4c8dll005acag6xsjjro6r. Original data from Committee to Protect Journalists (https://cpj.org/data/people/ahmet-turan-alkan/).
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