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.
MA reporter Mehmet Aslan released pending trial; Roza Metina appears in court; Gökhan Biçici gives statement over 2019 report; HDP’s Demirtaş sentenced over his defense statement in court
Mehmet Aslan was jailed pending trial in January on the charge of “membership in a terrorist organization” due to his reports
According to the report, during the first 4 months of 2021, 213 journalists stood trial; 20 journalists were sentenced to a combined 57 years in prison. At least 68 journalists are imprisoned
Melis Alphan acquitted; Osman Kavala remains behind bars as Gezi trial resumes; Ahmet Turan Alkan’s conviction reversed; ECtHR rules Öğreten and Kanaat’s detention violated multiple rights
Ruling to review the case file for the “Çarşı trial” to decide on whether to merge with the present case, the court set 6 August as the date for the next hearing
Reversing the conviction on the grounds of misjudgment due to incorrect assessment of evidence, the Chamber sent Alkan’s file to the trial court
Journalist Tunca Öğreten and BirGün staff member Mahir Kanaat remained behind bars for almost a year in 2017 as part of the “RedHack trial,” which is still pending before a criminal court in Istanbul
Journalist Deniz Yücel charged with Article 301 in new trial; Baransel Ağca faces investigation; activist Taylan Kulaçoğlu jailed; journalist-filmmaker Ruhi Karadağ sentenced for "propaganda"
Prosecutor appeals Bülent Şık’s acquittal; journalist İsmail Çoban sentenced over newspaper clippings; journalists covering May Day targeted by police; PİRHA reporter Ersin Özgül briefly detained
The police circular is clearly unconstitutional as it aims to reduce accountability of public officials and to censor the freedom to receive and impart information