By Aylin Sirikli</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s Supreme Court on Thursday evaluated the individual applications of the journalists who claimed their freedom of speech and rights were violated.</p> <p>The journalists individually applied to the Supreme Court alleging that their detentions were not legal, their access to the investigation file was restricted and their freedom of speech was violated.</p> <p>The journalists who appealed to the court included Bulent Utku, Mehmet Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Kadri Gursel, Akin Atalay, Ahmet Sik, Murat Aksoy, Ali Bulac, Ahmet Husrev Altan and Nazli Ilicak.</p> <p>The court ruled that Gursel and Aksoy's personal freedom and safety, and freedom of speech rights were violated.</p> <p>However, the court did not see any violations against Sabuncu, Sik, Utku and Atalay, the defendants in Cumhuriyet Daily Case.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the petitions of Ali Bulac — a former columnist in FETO-linked Zaman Daily — Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak — jailed pending trial for their links with FETO terror group — will be heard on Friday.
