Expression Interrupted

Trial of Mehmet Murat Yıldırım for "insulting the president" adjourned

The first hearing, which Yıldırım—who lives abroad—and his lawyer did not attend, was held in Ankara. The case was adjourned until 12 January 2027

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 567

Aydın-based journalist İrem Delice jailed; three journalists to appear in court after 7 months in jail; Oya Lale Arslan detained

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 566

ECtHR rules against Turkey in the Osman Kavala case; investigation launched into British economist Timothy Ash for “insulting the president”; Dilek Gappi summoned for questioning

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 565

Access blocked to X accounts of journalists Fırat Fıstık, Nasuh Bektaş and Mezopotamya Agency; Ruşen Çakır presents defense in Istanbul Municipality trial

ANALYSIS | New target in internet censorship: Artificial intelligence

Over the past year, access has been blocked to 12 X posts by Grok. Grok describes this as “secondary censorship,” while experts call it “a new layer of internet censorship”

ANALYSIS | Access blocks: From preventive measure to digital silencing

Blocking access to social media accounts of people jailed pending trial has become routine. Yet both the law and the Constitutional Court say access-blocking must remain a limited, targeted measure

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 564

Fatma Sibel Gürcihan released pending trial; access to Alican Uludağ’s X account blocked; investigation launched against Zilan Azad over Gülistan Doku interview

ANALYSIS | Media and civil society in the crosshairs: The access-blocking marathon

The access-blocking measures, which began ahead of the Pride March in June, also extended to protests against the NATO summit held on 7–8 July

Court rules for release of journalist Fatma Sibel Gürcihan

Gürcihan, who was jailed on 1 July over a social media post concerning Berat Albayrak, has been released subject to an international travel ban

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 563

Provision transferring BTK’s internet powers to presidential body published in Official Gazette; Ebru Çelik and two BirGün employees give statements; access to JinNews' Turkish X account blocked again

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