Murat Aksoy
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Murat Aksoy is a Turkish journalist.[1] He was one of the prominent columnists who have lost their job because of government's pressure on media in Turkey.[2] He was arrested, along with Turkish singer Atilla Taş and 27 other people in September 2016 for alleged membership in "an armed terrorist organization".[3] Although a court ordered his release, the decision was reversed[4] after an appeal by the prosecutor. On 8 March 2018 he was sentenced to 2 years and 1 month of imprisonment.[5] On the 4 January 2019 he was released on probation.[6]
