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= Ercan Gun = Ercan Gun, a prominent news editor for Fox Turkey is a journalist who was imprisoned by the Turkish Government, during a crackdown on those suspected to be followers of exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen. Gun was considered to have reported disinformation around the politically divisive muder of Hrant Dink in 2007 - with this eventually leading to his imprisonment when he was found guillty of terrorism related offences. Gun was one of many Turkish journalists arrested in recent years; with the Turkish government attempting to clamp down on those who they believe have links to the attempted coup'de'tait in 2016.

Dink murder conspiracy
The Turkish government contend that the murder of Dink was a deliberate attempt to defame and slander the Turkish Military, and thus ordered a retrial to the case to take place in 2013, even though the case was initially resolved in 2011. The individual convicted of the murder in 2011 was one Ogun Samast, who confessed to the murder of the Armenian journalist. He was just 17 at the time. It is also widely accepted now that certain state officials were aware of the plans to assasinate Dink, and therefore the desire for the state to find and prosecute individuals has been exstensive. Gun was one such individual who was scapegoated and persecuted for his coverage of the Dink Assasination - with the Turkish government contending that footage that was used on FOX Turkey was purposefully labelled incorrectly. It was claimed in court that the Gulenist, whom Gun was considered as

In court, Gun claimed that