Expression Interrupted

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.

Decision of non-prosecution for 3 journalists who were detained in house raid

The prosecutor has stated that “there was no concrete evidence” in investigation launched against Oktay Candemir, Arif Aslan and Lokman Gezgin

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Sadık Topaloğlu imprisoned pending trial; Abdullah Kaya threatened by police commanding officer; final hearing in the Hrant Dink main case to be held in October

Journalist Hayko Bağdat given jail term on charge of "insulting the president"

The court has ruled to acquit Bağdat of “inciting the people to hatred and enmity” and “insulting a public official” as the legal elements of the crime had not formed

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Execution of the penalty issued by RTÜK to Açık Radyo suspended; Sadık Topaloğlu detained; Hayko Bağdat sentenced to imprisonment; Öznur Değer acquitted

Rights organizations condemn RTÜK decision to revoke license of Açık Radyo

The IPI and the undersigned freedom of the press and expression organizations condemn the decision by Turkey’s broadcast regulator to revoke the license of independent radio station Açık Radyo

Evrensel daily columnist İhsan Çaralan’s case dropped

The court has decided to drop the case on the grounds that the 5-year probation period of deferment of the sentence issued for Çaralan expired

Call from rights organizations to EU: "Prioritize protecting media freedom and human rights in Türkiye"

The undersigned media freedom, human rights and journalists’ groups call on the new European Commission and the new European Parliament to strengthen their commitment to protecting journalists’ rights

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Açık Radyo’s broadcasting license revoked by RTÜK; Osman Kavala’s application to Ministry of Justice for “retrial” rejected; Halkın Günlüğü reporter Sertan Önal released

EXPERT OPINION | "Marking officials as targets" and "insulting a public official" case against Furkan Karabay

The expert opinion filed by attorney-at-law Benan Molu examines the case against journalist Furkan Karabay in the framework of international law and European human rights law

Journalists Elif Akgül and Haluk Kalafat acquitted of "denigrating Turkish nation"

The court ruled to separately acquit the journalists on the grounds that the impugned action is not defined as a crime in the law

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