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Turkey: Cumhuriyet editor Dundar resigns in wake of coup
Source: BBC
Turkey: Cumhuriyet editor Dundar resigns in wake of coup
15 August 2016 Europe
A Turkish journalist who faces jail for revealing state secrets has resigned as editor of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper.
Can Dundar said trusting the judiciary after July's failed coup would be "like putting one's head under a guillotine".
The government has cracked down on the media following the coup attempt.
In May, Mr Dundar was sentenced to five years in prison, but was freed pending an appeal. He is thought to have left the country.
He and a colleague were convicted over reports they published that Turkish intelligence operatives were smuggling arms to Syrian rebels.
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15 August 2016 Europe
A Turkish journalist who faces jail for revealing state secrets has resigned as editor of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper.
Can Dundar said trusting the judiciary after July's failed coup would be "like putting one's head under a guillotine".
The government has cracked down on the media following the coup attempt.
In May, Mr Dundar was sentenced to five years in prison, but was freed pending an appeal. He is thought to have left the country.
He and a colleague were convicted over reports they published that Turkish intelligence operatives were smuggling arms to Syrian rebels.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37081804
[font size=1]Can Dundar, who was freed pending an appeal, is thought to be living in Germany[/font]