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.
The prosecutor demands that the case against the police officers who engaged in violence against Biçici dismissed due to statute of limitations. The trial is adjourned until 13 September
İHD Co-Chair Türkdoğan was on trial for “insulting a public official” upon a complaint filed by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu
Parliamentary debates on “disinformation bill” postponed; court dismisses compensation case filed by Mehmet Altan; ECtHR rejects Turkey’s objections in Nazlı Ilıcak, Deniz Yücel applications
With Law No. 5651 having grabbed internet journalism by the throat, we can foresee that freedom of the press will be rendered meaningless and ineffectual with the new bill
15 journalists imprisoned in Diyarbakır; journalist İnci Hekimoğlu detained; appellate court upholds Nazlı Ilıcak’s conviction; Devrim Ayık and Mehmet Arslan convicted
After 8 days in police custody, the journalists have been imprisoned pending trial on the charge of “membership in a terrorist organization”
20 journalists arrested in Diyarbakır; Dicle Müftüoğlu released after 4 days in custody; journalist Zübeyde Sarı indicted over social media posts
Lawyers of the defendants were denied access to the arrest warrants on the ground that the investigation was still ongoing
P24 and 23 other media freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organisations call for the immediate dismissal of the bill on "disinformation and fake news"
Journalists Ahmet Altan, Yasemin Çongar, Yıldıray Oğur and Mehmet Baransu were sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison at the end of the case