The court panel has decided to await the outcome of Gök’s case pending before the Court of Cassation 

MİZGİN TABU, DİYARBAKIR

The 11th hearing in the trial of Mezopotamya Agency (MA) editor Abdurrahman Gök, who is facing charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” and “terrorism propaganda" over his professional activities was held at the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court on 16 June 2026.

The hearing, which was monitored by P24, began 20 minutes late. Gök and his lawyer, Resul Temur, were present at the hearing, which was also observed by the Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association (DFG) and the Human Rights Association (İHD).

Lawyer Resul Temur requested that missing elements in the case file be completed. The court panel decided to await the outcome of Gök’s case pending before the Court of Cassation and adjourned the trial until 22 September 2026.

Background of the case

Journalist Abdurrahman Gök, who was detained during house raids carried out on 25 April 2023 as part of an investigation centred in Diyarbakır, had been imprisoned pending trial on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization."

In the indictment filed by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, Gök’s news articles published by the Mezopotamya Agency, his social media posts, book reviews, certain books found in his library, Social Security Institution (SGK) records regarding his insurance being paid by the Mezopotamya Agency, and his telephone conversations with journalists were cited as evidence of the impugned crime. The indictment called for Gök to be tried and sentenced on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” and “terrorism propaganda."

Gök was released at the second hearing held on 5 December 2023.