Expression Interrupted

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

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 562

Yıldız Tar released; Parliament approves transfer of BTK's internet powers to presidential body; Alican Uludağ and Ali Taş taken into custody

ANALYSIS | New era on internet: Unclear powers and expanding scope of intervention

It is believed that the vaguely defined authority to take “measures” could provide a broader and more flexible legal basis for a range of interventions, from access blocks to throttling bandwidth

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 561

Committee approves transfer of BTK's internet powers to presidential body; ETHA reporter Müslüm Koyun released pending trial; prosecutor demands sentencing for Berivan Kutlu

Imprisoned ETHA reporter Müslüm Koyun released

Koyun, who was imprisoned pending trial last February on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,” has been released 164 days later

Prosecutor demands sentencing for Berivan Kutlu

The prosecutor has demanded sentencing for Berivan Kutlu, who is on trial over her social media posts about Maraş earthquake

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