Turk military court bans broadcast of terror news except handed out

Turkish General Staff's Military Court decided to ban broadcast of real-time images of members of the outlawed separatist PKK, documents and digital records regarding secret intelligence about the cross-border operation into northern Iraq.  Â

The General Staff's military prosecutor launched an investigation after real-time intelligence images, which were classified, were broadcast on a TV channel. The prosecutor demanded that broadcasts should be ended until the investigation --launched within the scope of an article regulating "crimes against state secrets" --was finalized.

The court ruled that the investigation was related with "documents regarding the state security", and decided to ban broadcast of stories, images, documents and digital records regarding terrorism and fight against terrorism, except those handed out to media organs.Â

Turkey, provided with intelligence on PKK movements in Iraq by the U.S., has stepped up military action against the PKK since December, carrying out several air strikes and a week-long ground incursion into northern Iraq in February, where more than 2,000 PKK separatists take refuge.Â

The PKK is listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community including the U.S. and the EU.