The next hearing in the case of journalist Yalçın, who is being retried on charges of “financing terrorism” and “membership in a terrorist organization,” will be held on 3 March 2026

ARDIL BATMAZ, DİYARBAKIR

The fourth hearing in the trial of journalist Nurcan Yalçın, who is being retried on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” and “financing terrorism,” was held at the Diyarbakır 9th High Criminal Court on 7 October 2025.

Yalçın did not attend the hearing, but her lawyer Resul Temur was present in the courtroom. P24 monitored the hearing.

Temur requested time to submit the witness's address and identity information to the court and asked for the lifting of the ban on Yalçın traveling abroad.

The court decided to wait for the open investigation file conducted by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be submitted, to continue the ban on traveling abroad, and to grant time to submit the witness's address and identity information to the court.

The next hearing will be held on 3 March 2026.

Background of the case

In 2020, the Diyarbakır Chief Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment against journalist Nurcan Yalçın on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” and “terrorism propaganda.” The allegations against Yalçın were based on running activities at the Rosa Women’s Association, working at JinNews and sharing posts with news content on her social media account. In 2021, Yalçın was sentenced to 2 years and 1 month of imprisonment for the crime of “committing crimes on behalf of an organization without being a member” and 1 year 6 months and 22 days for the crime of “terrorism propaganda.” The appellate court overturned the verdict of the Diyarbakır 9th High Criminal Court on merits, on grounds of “arriving at a verdict without examining the connections between the present case and other investigations and cases against Yalçın that were ongoing at the time of trial.” Following the appellate court’s decision to overturn the verdict, journalist Nurcan Yalçın’s retrial began at the Diyarbakır 9th High Criminal Court.