Dündar and Cumhuriyet’s Ankara bureau chief, Erdem Gül, were both sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison in June for “revealing state secrets” following a story alleging that Turkey was smuggling weapons to Syria.
Last week, nine journalists and executives were also arrested in a “terrorism” investigation Cumhuriyet newspaper.
Those arrested on Nov. 5 were current editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, columnist and IPI Board Member Kadri Gürsel, caricaturist Musa Kart, and Cumhuriyet Foundation board members Güray Tekin Öz, Mustafa Kemal Güngör, Turhan Günay, Hakan Kara, Önder Çelik and Bülent Utku.