Expression Interrupted

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 528

LeMan cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan released after 139 days in jail as dual trials continue; arrest warrant issued for Ayşenur Arslan in trial of 9 journalists; Hayko Bağdat acquitted in retrial

LeMan cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan released after 139 days

Pehlevan, who was imprisoned pending trial for “insulting the president,” has been released under judicial control measures, including a ban on leaving the country and weekly reporting

International travel ban on journalist Vedat Örüç in his "terrorism" case not lifted

Örüç has said, “For a journalist, freedom of movement is as indispensable as a pen. Therefore, journalism knows no borders; I cannot do my job without freedom of travel”

ANALYSIS | From Ulus to TELE1, from the State of Emergency to the trustee: A history of seizures

Pressure on opposition media in Turkey is becoming visible again, following a line that stretches from the seizure of Ulus's assets in 1953 to the appointment of a trustee for TELE1

Court rules for release of cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan in LeMan case

Court has ruled for release of the only imprisoned defendant in the trial of six magazine employees, Doğan Pehlevan. However, the cartoonist will remain in prison due to another case

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 527

Four journalists charged in sweeping İmamoğlu indictment; Rahime Karvar given jail term; LeMan cartoonist Pehlevan stays behind bars despite release ruling; NOW TV ordered to change name or go dark

Perihan Erkılınç released pending trial

The court has decided to release Özgür Gelecek reporter Perihan Erkılınç, who had been detained since 2 May, under an international travel ban and obligation of weekly reporting to the authorities

File referred to prosecutor’s office for final opinion to be filed in journalist Perihan Kaya’s case

After Kaya's statement, obtained through a subpoena, was added to the file, the court decided to send the file to the prosecutor to draft their opinion on the case. Trial adjourned until 24 December

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 526

Six journalists summoned in new probe tied to İmamoğlu; all defendants acquitted in trial of seven journalists; Sedef Kabaş handed jail term; appeals court upholds convictions of seven journ

Prosecutor demands sentencing over news report

In their final opinion on the case, the prosecutor requested that journalists Dinçer Gökçe, Nilay Can, Veysi Dündar, and lawyer İrem Çiçek be punished for “spreading false information”

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