Günlük

Günlük (Daily) was a Turkish newspaper known for its writing about Kurdish issues. It was published from 2009 to 2011.

It was closed for a period of two months in 2009 under court order because of material deemed "terrorist propaganda" under Turkey's Press Law.[1] One case related to an article by Amir Hassanpour, "Linguistic Rights in the Linguistic Systems of the Developed World: State, Market and Communication Technologies", which included a passing mention of the PKK.[2] The monthly periodical Vesta had published the same article in 2003 without sanction.[2] The newspaper and its journalists were often engaged in legal disputes with the Turkish authorities.[3][4] The journalists faced terror related charges for an interview with Murat Karayilan, at the time the chairman of the Kurdistan Union of Communities (KCK),[4] but in November 2010 where found not quilty.[5] The paper's executive editors were Ayhan Bilgen and Filiz Koçali were both prosecuted; charges against the former were dropped, while the latter was acquitted. In 2013 the ECHR awarded damages for the suspensions, judging a violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.[6]