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.
The 2nd Criminal Chamber of the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice will hear the Altans-Ilıcak case on 21 September ...
Appellate court orders continued detention of five defendants, adjourns trial until October The appeal hea...
Austrian journalist Zirngast jailed pending trial; Prosecutor seeks aggravated life imprisonment for Altans and Ilıcak...
HRW draws particular attention to jailed novelist-journalist Ahmet Altan as his latest book, a collection of essays he ...
Appellate court rules to keep all imprisoned defendants behind bars, case now headed for Supreme Court of Appeals &n...
New petition requests that Constitutional Court take up Altan’s individual application without further delay as Tuesd...
Supreme Court of Appeals upholds sentence for Mehmet Güleş; Appellate court rejects appeals in Altans case; Saudi jou...
Journos detained in sweeping operation across 9 provinces, Kibriye Evren jailed; Seda Taşkın given 7,5 years in priso...
Journalists Kemal Özer, İdris Sayılğan remain behind bars; actors Metin Akpınar, Müjdat Gezen give statement at c...
Office of the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals says Altan brothers and Ilıcak should have been char...