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.
Penalties imposed on opposition media outlets not only restrict the right to information enshrined in the Constitution,...
Regional court overturns acquittals in Gezi Park trial; journalist Bulut sentenced at first hearing; ECtHR rules Atilla...
"Coup" trial against Osman Kavala merged with Gezi trial; journalists İdris Sayılğan and Alican Uludağ sentenced;...
Academic Cenk Yiğiter’s sentence upheld; prosecutor seeks conviction for journalist Arif Aslan; Evrensel’s Görkem...
Four journalists jailed in Van released at first hearing; columnist Nagehan Alçı fined for “insulting” judge; act...
Academic Bülent Şık’s conviction over 2018 article series overturned; BirGün editor charged with “insulting pub...
Journalist Deniz Yücel charged with Article 301 in new trial; Baransel Ağca faces investigation; activist Taylan Kula...
Melis Alphan acquitted; Osman Kavala remains behind bars as Gezi trial resumes; Ahmet Turan Alkan’s conviction revers...
According to the report, during the first 4 months of 2021, 213 journalists stood trial; 20 journalists were sentenced ...
MA reporter Mehmet Aslan released pending trial; Roza Metina appears in court; Gökhan Biçici gives statement over 201...