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.
Arrest warrant issued for Sendika.Org editor Ali Ergin Demirhan for his social media posts; trial against German-Turkis...
Terkoğlu and Kılınç are accused of “obtaining and disclosing documents and information concerning the MIT’s dut...
Yeni Yaşam daily’s Editor-in-Chief Ferhat Çelik, Responsible Editor Aydın Keser and Yeniçağ columnist Murat Ağ...
Eight journalists jailed pending trial in a week over their reporting or social media posts; journalist Aziz Oruç hand...
Turkey ranks 154th out of 180 countries in Press Freedom Index; indictment issued against journalists jailed in Odatv i...
Cumhuriyet journalists called in for questioning; Erk Acarer faces arrest warrant; indictment issued against Fox TV anc...
Indictment accepted against journalists jailed over coverage of MİT operative’s funeral; columnist Ragıp Zarakolu f...
Odatv Ankara News Director Yıldız and Tele 1 TV Ankara Bureau Chief Dükel detained as part of an investigation on th...
Yıldız, in custody since Monday on the allegation of “military espionage,” was jailed on the charge of “Disclo...
Journalist Müyesser Yıldız jailed pending trial; Supreme Court upholds convictions of 17 journalists; journalist Mev...