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.
Journalist Mehmet Kurnaz has been sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in jail each for “insulting a public official” and “insulting the President.” The sentence was deferred for both offenses
The action for compensation filed by TÜGVA against journalist Kızmaz and the Cumhuriyet newspaper has been accepted in part. The court ordered Kızmaz and Cumhuriyet to pay TL15,000 in compensation
With the “disinformation” law entering in force, there is concern that not only journalists but also ordinary citizens with social media accounts will be put on trial
Court lifted the obligation of giving signature imposed as a judicial measure but kept the international travel ban in place in trial of Gülşen charged with “inciting the people to hatred and enmity"
The appellate court’s decision to overturn convictions in trial of ex-Taraf journalists has shattered the claim that the subject of the 6-year trial was the Balyoz case
Court rules to acquit Görkem Kınacı, Uğur Şahin and Uğur Koç on charges of “defamation” and “insulting a public official” in trial launched upon a complaint by Constitutional Court Judge İrfan Fidan
Retrial of journalist Ayşegül Doğan, whose prison term was overturned by the appellate court, has commenced. Court has ruled to uphold the travel ban on Doğan and adjourned the trial until 25 January.
Appellate court overturned sentences, finding them unlawful, in the Taraf trial and ruled for Baransu’s release, who completed his maximum duration of detention, unless he serves another conviction
14 articles of the 40-article bill passed in Parliament last week amid protests and widespread concerns of censorship
Today, the same wall of impunity stretches before the police who assault journalists in the street, as well as those who will not even allow investigations into those assaults