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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

ANALYSIS | New target in internet censorship: Artificial intelligence

Over the past year, access has been blocked to 12 X posts by Grok. Grok describes this as “secondary censorship,” while experts call it “a new layer of internet censorship”

ANALYSIS | Access blocks: From preventive measure to digital silencing

Blocking access to social media accounts of people jailed pending trial has become routine. Yet both the law and the Constitutional Court say access-blocking must remain a limited, targeted measure

ANALYSIS | Media and civil society in the crosshairs: The access-blocking marathon

The access-blocking measures, which began ahead of the Pride March in June, also extended to protests against the NATO summit held on 7–8 July

Court rules for release of journalist Fatma Sibel Gürcihan

Gürcihan, who was jailed on 1 July over a social media post concerning Berat Albayrak, has been released subject to an international travel ban

ANALYSIS | New era on internet: Unclear powers and expanding scope of intervention

It is believed that the vaguely defined authority to take “measures” could provide a broader and more flexible legal basis for a range of interventions, from access blocks to throttling bandwidth

Prosecutor demands sentencing in Aram Publishing House case

In the case filed againt Hakkı Boltan and Delil Zengeralp on charges of “terrorism propaganda,” the prosecutor has demanded a sentence for “aiding a terrorist organization"

Prosecutor demands sentencing for Berivan Kutlu

The prosecutor has demanded sentencing for Berivan Kutlu, who is on trial over her social media posts about Maraş earthquake

Imprisoned ETHA reporter Müslüm Koyun released

Koyun, who was imprisoned pending trial last February on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,” has been released 164 days later

Prosecutor demands sentencing for cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan

The court has decided to continue the international travel ban on Pehlevan, who is on trial for “insulting the president,” and adjourned the case until 6 October

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