Expression Interrupted

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.



ANALYSIS | Public ad penalties as a tool for financial crackdown on critical newspapers

Evrensel and Yeni Asya newspapers are currently prohibited from running public ads. The vast majority of the penalties ...

Online panel: Ad penalties and financial pressures on the media

Evrensel newspaper’s lawyer Devrim Avcı, RSF Turkey representative Erol Önderoğlu and main opposition CHP Deputy U...

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 353

Journalists forcibly removed, detained in protests in İstanbul, Ankara; Ali Ergin Demirhan acquitted; European Court w...

Rights groups call on BİK to restore Evrensel’s right to receive public ads

Press Advertising Agency revokes Evrensel newspaper’s right to receive public ad...

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 360

Pop star Gülşen jailed; Evrensel newspaper's right to publish public ads revoked; BirGün Editorial Coordinator faces...

ANALYSIS | New Press Ethics Code: The censorship that came before the "censorship law"

Ceren Sözeri underlines the ambiguity of the new principles while for Süleyman İrvan, “The actual intent is to sil...

Constitutional Court: BİK decisions have become a tool for punishment

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the penalties handed out to four newspapers by the BİK constitute a violation....

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey - 368

The “Disinformation” law comes into effect; journalists Görkem Kınacı, Uğur Şahin and Uğur Koç acquitted; Ev...

ANALYSIS | Is Press Advertising Agency’s expanded powers an obstacle to free journalism?

Jurisdiction of the Press Advertising Agency has been expanded to cover online media. There are concerns over whether t...

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey - 380

Journalist Sezgin Kartal imprisoned on “terrorism” charges; BİK sets rules for news websites to receive public ads...

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