Journalists and academics bear the brunt of the massive crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey. Scores of them are currently subject to criminal investigations or behind bars. This website is dedicated to tracking the legal process against them.
Sakarya court convicts Kaplan for "membership in a terrorist organization" in case that had been pending since 2010 Journalist Çağdaş Kaplan was sentenced to 6 years and
Jailed journalist İdris Sayılğan submits written defense to court, pointing out irregularities in prosecution and expressing his commitment to his job
Çiğdem Toker faces lawsuit seeking TL 1.5 mln in damages; indictment issued for Özgürlükçü Demokrasi employees; Nur Ener sentenced to 7.5 yrs
Court rules for the continuation of Kılıç’s house arrest, imposed on the journalist following her release from pretrial detention in February An Istanbul court on May
İdris Sayılğan could not address the court session due to technical problem with court video-conferencing system ÖZGÜN ÖZÇER / MUŞ The third
Judge interrupts Şık’s critical comments concerning state practice during hearing, forbids journalists covering the trial from using laptops
Two separate compensation cases brought against Altan heard in Istanbul and Ankara on the same day An Istanbul court dismissed on
Azadiya Welat editor handed down prison sentence for “propaganda”; indictment seeks 10.5 years in prison for Sibel Hürtaş and Hayri Demir
Özgür Gündem publisher and editor jailed; Court lifts Şahin Alpay’s house arrest, releases 2 journalists from pretrial detention in “Zaman trial” Two Turkish courts o