Expression Interrupted

Retrial of Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Ahmet Nesin adjourned

The case against Fincancı, Nesin and Önderoğlu, who are being retried on the grounds that they took part in the "Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Duty" campaign, has been adjourned until 24 December

ANALYSIS | Local journalists face "disinformation" pressure: Second detention and imprisonment over same news story

İrem Delice, a reporter for the Aydın Denge newspaper, was detained twice and subsequently jailed. The journalists commented that “local journalists are more easily targeted”

Journalist Pınar Gayıp released at the end of first hearing

The court released Gayıp, who had been in custody for over seven months on “terrorism” charges, subject to a travel ban, and has adjourned the case until 7 December

Five journalists to appear in court for "membership in a terrorist organization" in November

The public prosecutor’s office has classified the journalists’ meetings with MPs, lawyers and human rights defenders as criminal offenses

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 568

Oya Lale Özan Arslan jailed; Ali Çağatay released; Timur Soykan acquitted; Selahattin Günday detained as part of the Kozinoğlu investigation

Timur Soykan acquitted

Soykan was on trial on charges of “spreading false information” and “incitement to commit a crime” over social media posts he made concerning the operations launched against CHP-run municipalities

Prosecutor announces final opinion in Hakan Tosun murder case

In the trial concerning the beating to death of journalist Hakan Tosun in the street, the prosecutor, has sought conviction for the defendants of “murder”

ANALYSIS | When does a journalist become a "witness" in a case?

Where does a journalist's role as a witness begin, and where is the line drawn between their professional independence and their duty to protect their news sources?

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

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