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.
MA reporter Mehmet Aslan jailed; journalist Ayten Akgün given 11-month sentence; top court rules house arrest violated...
"Coup" trial against Osman Kavala merged with Gezi trial; journalists İdris Sayılğan and Alican Uludağ sentenced;...
Ahmet Altan released after more than 4.5 years behind bars; ECtHR issues long-awaited Ahmet Altan and Murat Aksoy judgm...
Mehmet Aslan was jailed pending trial in January on the charge of “membership in a terrorist organization” due to h...
MA reporter Mehmet Aslan released pending trial; Roza Metina appears in court; Gökhan Biçici gives statement over 201...
Doğan Ergün, Sinan Aygül sentenced; Mehmet Altan files case against judges who refused to implement top court’s ju...
Eren Keskin’s house raided by police; Hasan Köksoy arrested for street interview; prosecutor demands sentence for De...
Aslan, who was charged with “membership in a terrorist organization” on account of his work as journalist, remained...
Kemal Demir sentenced to prison; retrial of novelist Aslı Erdoğan begins; life imprisonment sought for Rojhat Doğru;...
109 journalists stood trial in May and June; 4 journalists were sentenced to a total of 9 years and 8 months in prison....