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.
Presiding judge has spectators removed as defense lawyers exit courtroom in protest of court panel; trial adjourned until 18 February
Jailed columnist Türköne asks the Presidency of the Constitutional Court to resolve the discrepancies in its case-law
Yeni Yaşam former responsible editor Osman Akın convicted of “propaganda”; academic Tuna Altınel acquitted in case where he remained behind bars for 81 days; press cards of dozens of journalists
Demir reiterates that the supposed “evidence” is just journalism
Altınel was accused of “disseminating propaganda for a terrorist organization” for his involvement in an event in France last year
Although Article 7/2 of Turkey’s Anti-Terror Law is one of the most critical problems for press freedom and freedom of expression cases, it is clear that the amendment in this provision alone will not
Jailed journalist İsmail Çoban sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison; T24 columnist Mehmet Y. Yılmaz appears in court on insult charge; İsmail Evren handed down 6-year sentence, released
Avşar, a reporter for Cumhuriyet daily, was charged with “insulting a public official” for writing about two public prosecutors who allegedly accepted bribes
“There is no evidence in the file to support the membership in a terrorist organization allegation. Despite this, I spent 8 months in prison and I’ve been on trial for 3 years,” journalist Aslan tells
Evren, the former news director of Nokta magazine, was handed down a prison sentence of 6 years and 3 months