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.



Altans and Ilıcak sentenced to life in prison

Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak and 3 other co-defendants handed down aggravated life sentences for “attem...

Verdict in Altans case draws strong international reaction

Institutions advocating freedom of expression and freedom of the press severely criticize verdict that sentenced the Al...

Journalists in State of Emergency - 120

Imprisoned reporter İdris Sayılgan ordered to remain behind bars in the second hearing of the case against him  ...

Court: Altans and Ilıcak co-perpetrators in coup attempt

Istanbul court maintains defendants in the Altans case “participated as perpetrators” in the failed coup attempt ...

Journalists in State of Emergency - 134 

Nazlı Ilıcak appears before court in first hearing of “espionage” case; four more Özgürlükçü Demokrasi journ...

Journalists in State of Emergency - 141

Azadiya Welat editor handed down prison sentence for “propaganda”; indictment seeks 10.5 years in prison for Sibel ...

Journalists in State of Emergency - 142

Çiğdem Toker faces lawsuit seeking TL 1.5 mln in damages; indictment issued for Özgürlükçü Demokrasi employees; ...

Journalists recount life behind bars: Nazlı Ilıcak 

The following questionnaire, conducted by P24 Platform for Independent Journalism, is part of a survey aimed at reveali...

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey - 155

Cumhuriyet Foundation’s new board replaces newspaper’s editor-in-chief, managing editor; Prosecutor seeks yet anoth...

Prosecutor seeks life imprisonment for Nazlı Ilıcak

The veteran journalist is charged in this case with “espionage” for a newspaper column she wrote in 2015  &nbs...

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