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.

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Aslı Erdoğan, a columnist for the shuttered daily Özgür Gündem and a member of the newspaper’s advisory board as well as a world-renowned writer, was

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On. Aug. 17, police raided the homes of Aslı Erdoğan, a novelist of international renown and a board member at Özgür Gündem and Ragıp Zarakolu, a columnist of the

Journalists in State of Emergency – 10

On Aug. 16, four individuals including former Zaman columnist Ali Ünal were arrested in the investigation into the July 15 coup attempt and at least 23 journalists were detained in operation

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Several journalists, who have not been detained in the ongoing investigation into the July 15 coup attempt, have said authorities have canceled their passports. In a related development,

Journalists in State of Emergency – 9

There have been new detentions and at least one arrest in the investigation launched into the “media arm” of organization accused of being behind the July 15 coup attempt. On Aug. 11, for

Journalists in State of Emergency – 7

Twelve out of 14 journalists who testified to prosecutors on August 4 as part of the investigation into the failed coup attempt of July 15

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Two of the journalists who were detained as part of Turkey’s post-coup attempt investigation delivered initial testimony at the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office on August 2. Both journalists

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Seven journalists testified to prosecutors on July 30 as part of the investigation into journalists in the wake of the failed coup of July 15. Former Zaman columnists Şahin Alpay, Ali Bulaç,

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On July 29, 21 of the 48 journalists who have been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into the July 15 coup attempt were taken to İstanbul’s Çağlayan Courthouse

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The number of journalists who are known to be in custody as part of Turkey’s post-coup attempt investigation has reached 42, after

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