Turkey jails German journalist on terrorism charges.
A court in Istanbul , AFP on Monday ordered provisional detention of a correspondent of the German newspaper; Deniz Yucel.
The court said Daniz Yucel has been charged with spreading terrorist propaganda and iciting hatred.
He has been held since February 18th in connection with news report on an attack by hackers aganist the email account of Turkey's energy minister ; Berat Albayrak.
A cancellcellor ; Angela Merkel has rebuked the court decision which she called "bitter and disappointing". As she says that a press has its freedom in all democratic society.
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