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.
ETHA reporter Ali Sönmez Kayar jailed while former Zaman editor İbrahim Balta released in “FETÖ media trial” ...
Sinan Aygül becomes first journalist to be imprisoned under “disinformation” law; top court rules for retrial of c...
Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin imprisoned pending trial; journalist Sinan Aygül released after imprisoned under “...
Appellate court upholds jail term handed to Müyesser Yıldız; court releases 13 imprisoned defendants in GÖÇİZDER ...
ECtHR condemns Turkey in journalist Abdullah Kılıç’s application; documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin released; Met...
Access to mostly pro-Kurdish news sites, accounts blocked; RTÜK fines 3 stations over quake coverage; trial of 11 jour...
The court has ruled to order an expert’s report for investigating whether Tekin had purposefully filmed the correctio...
Merdan Yanardağ found guilty and released; Ayşenur Arslan detained, RTÜK fines channel; Ahmet Kanbal detained during...
Journalist Sezgin Kartal imprisoned on “terrorism” charges; BİK sets rules for news websites to receive public ads...
Four HRDs acquitted in retrial of “Büyükada case”; journalist Mehmet Baransu acquitted in “insult” case; MA r...