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.
Syrian born journalist Hüsnü Mahalli was detained on the morning of December 12, 2016, following a police raid on his...
13 journalists receive prison sentences in February, CHP lawmaker highlights in monthly “Rights Violations against th...
Number of journalists in prison falls to 147 following two releases, while CPJ confirms Turkey as the world’s top ...
Number of journalists in prison rises to 148 following arrest of Yurt columnist Hüsnü Mahalli ...
Five journalists and one newspaper employee detained purportedly over reports on hacked emails of Turkish energy m...
Number of journalists in prison stays at 151 with one release and one new arrest ...
Atilla Taş jailed to serve sentence upheld by appellate court; Evrensel’s Sefer Selvi ordered to pay compensation fo...
Executives and columnists of the shuttered Zaman daily indicted for “attempting to overthrow the government and con...
On April 4, Turkish prosecutors submitted an indictment to a...
On March 31, a court ruled for the release of 21 journalists...