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.



Mehmet Altan's defense: You would have tried Rousseau, too

Prominent columnist and economist Mehmet Altan, imprisoned as part of a "coup" trial since September 2016, appeared bef...

UK lawyers on the Altans case: This is a show trial

Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales report on Altans’ trial raises concern over fair tria...

Journalists in State of Emergency - 90

  30 defendants, most of whom are journalists, to appear before court  Second hearing in Altans' trial on...

Journalists in State of Emergency – 91

  Court keeps all 6 defendants behind bars in the Altans trial  First hearing of Zaman trial held in Sili...

Rights groups submit interventions in journalists cases

  13 free expression organizations warn of violations in opinions submitted in journalists applications before the ...

Journalists remain behind bars after third hearing in the Altans trial

 Lawyers for Altan brothers demanding further examination of evidence kicked out of courtroom; their request for a new...

“Right to defense violated in the Altans case”

CHP deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu criticizes violations at the latest hearing of the Altans case   Opposition Re...

Istanbul Bar Association condemns expulsion of lawyers

“The moment you expel lawyers from the courtroom, you effectively give up on the quest for justice”   The Is...

Journalists in State of Emergency - 103

Prosecutor asks for life in Enis Berberoğlu retrial; TRT World editor death found suspicious ...

Prosecutor asks for life in the Altans trial

Court removes restriction to lawyer visiting hours and rejects a demand to seize assets owned by suspect...

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