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.
İsminaz Temel, in pretrial detention for over a year, is among 23 defendants facing terrorism-related charges in the case An Istanbul court on 29 November ruled to keep jail
Murat Aksoy sent back to prison as per recent appellate court ruling; jailed journo İsmail Çoban given 5-year sentence on “propaganda” charge; prosecution seeks punishment for A
Prosecutor submits his final opinion of the case, requesting that the journalist be convicted of “successively disseminating propaganda for a terrorist organization”
Thirteen arrested in sweeping operation targeting civil society; reporter Sedat Sur going to prison for news coverage; Zaman columnist Ali Ünal given 19.5-year jail term on “lea
Ünal, who has been imprisoned for over two years, is acquitted of the “coup” charge, for which he faced aggravated life imprisonment Ali Ünal, a former colu
Atilla Taş jailed to serve sentence upheld by appellate court; Evrensel’s Sefer Selvi ordered to pay compensation for “Paradise Papers” cartoon; Hüsnü Mahalli given jail sentenc
Trial of Taraf executives and reporter Baransu adjourned until January; Karşı newspaper trial gets under way; Ece Sevim Öztürk remains behind bars after first hearing
Court rules at the end of three-day hearing to keep Eren Erdem, a former main opposition CHP MP, and Karşı newspaper's one-time editor in chief, behind bars, adjourns tri
Öztürk is accused of “aiding a terrorist organization” on account of her journalistic work exploring the 15 July 2016 coup attempt and her social media posts &nb