Expression Interrupted

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

Journalist Karvar handed jail term on "terrorism" charges

Karvar had spent five months in prison on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization”

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

Trial of journalist Terkoğlu adjourned

In the trial of Terkoğlu and retired military judge Üçok, the court has requested that the indictment against prosecutor Kökçü be submitted to the case. The trial has been adjourned until 28 April

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”

ANALYSIS | Cumhuriyet TV, Altaylı, BirGün TV: Pick, disapprove, force licensing

RTÜK has brought internet media under its regulatory purview by imposing licensing requirements on critical broadcasters such as Cumhuriyet TV, Fatih Altaylı, and BirGün TV

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