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.
Number of journalists in prison falls to 147 following two releases, while CPJ confirms Turkey as the world’s top ...
Four journalists including Mezopotamya Agency reporters jailed in Van; new indictment seeks aggravated life sentence fo...
Four sentenced in Özgür Gündem trial; Prof. Fincancı fined for “insulting Erdoğan”; 5 journalists charged with...
Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala were jailed in October on the charge of “membership in a terro...
Four journalists jailed in Van released at first hearing; columnist Nagehan Alçı fined for “insulting” judge; act...
Nur Ener, a news editor with the Yeni Asya daily, was arrested on March 6. Yeni Asya...
Two journalists were arrested in the latest developments in the investigation launched into the July 15 coup attempt; b...
On August 30, detention warrants were issued for 35 journalists as part of the probe launched into the July 15 coup d...