‘Historic ruling’: Turkish Cumhuriyet editors released after three months in jail

‘Two Turkish journalists have been released from jail after serving three months on controversial charges. The Cumhuriyet newspaper staffers were detained after publishing a report which claimed to show intelligence officials transporting arms to Syria.

Editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul were released from Silivri jail near Istanbul before dawn on Friday. The journalists, who had been imprisoned since November, were greeted by family and supporters.

“I think that this is a very historic ruling,” Dundar told Cumhuriyet as he left the prison alongside Gul.’

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