BİA 2010 Media Monitoring Report: Defendants Name by Name

The 2010 Media Monitoring Report prepared by the Independent Communication Network (BİA) Media Monitoring Desk revealed that 220 people were tried in the scope of freedom of opinion and freedom of speech, among them 104 journalists.

Read here the names of journalists tried under various articles of the Anti-Terror Law (TMY) and the Turkish Criminal Law (TCK) and also the names of the people and media organs who sought legal remedy at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Journalists in prison

Six journalists were imprisoned on the grounds of their published writings or books in 2010: Vedat Kurşun and Ozan Kılınç as former Chief Editors of Azadiya Welat newspaper; Berivan Eker, the former Editorial Manager of the Renge Heviya Jine ('the colour of the women's hope') magazine; Bedri Adanır, concessionaire of Aram Publishing and official of the Hawar newspaper; Barış Açıkel, Editor-in-Chief of the İşçi Köylü ('Worker Peasant') newspaper; and Nevin Berkatş, writer of the Proletarian Revolutionary Stance ('Proleterce Devrimci Duruş') newspaper.

24 journalists were detained but it is still not clear yet whether they are going to be prosecuted on the basis of their journalistic activities.

These journalists are Kenan Karavil (Adana Radio Dünya), Deniz Yıldırım (Aydınlık magazine), Hamdiye Çiftçi (DİHA News Agency), Ali Konar (DİHA), Mustafa Balbay (Cumhuriyet newspaper), Tuncay Özkan (Kanal Biz), Suzan Zengin (İşçi Köylü newspaper), Behdin Tunç (DİHA), Faysal Tunç (DİHA), Haydar Haykır (DİHA), Füsun Erdoğan (İstanbul Özgür Radio), İbrahim Çiçek (Atılım newsaper), Sedat Şenoğlu (Atılım), Ali Buluş (DİHA), Erol Zavar (Odak newspaper), Mehmet Karaaslan (DİHA), Halit Güdenoğlu (Yürüyüş magazine), Kaan Ünsal (Yürüyüş), Cihan Gün (Yürüyüş), Musa Kurt (Kamu Emekçileri Cephesi magazine), Erdal Süsem (Eylül magazine), Emine Altınkaya (DİHA), Baha Okar (Bilim ve Gelecek) and Hakan Soytemiz (Red). Ten journalists were released in 2010.

TMY defendants

Adnan Demir, Ahmet Ertak, Ahmet Türk, Aysel Tuğluk, Aziz Özer, Berivan Eker, Büşra Erdal, Cabbar Demirci, Cemal Doğan, Cevdet Bağca, DTP'li 54 belediye başkanı, Emine Demir, Erdal Güler, Fatih Taş, Fehmi Kılıç, Ferhat Tunç, Fırat Aydınkaya, Filiz Koçali, Gurbet Çakar, Hacı Boğatekin, Hakan Tahmaz, Hasan Çakkalkurt, Hatip Dicle, Hayri Beşer, Helin Şahin, İbrahim Açıkyer, İbrahim Çeşmecioğlu, İrfan Aktan, İrfan Dündar, İsmail Beşikçi, Leyla Zana, Mahmut Alınak, Mahmut Şakar, Mehdi Tanrıkulu, Mehmet Ali Birand, Mehmet Güler, Mehmet Şerif Gençdal, Merve Erol, Metin Arslan, Murat Kolca, Namık Durukan, Nedim Şener, Nejdet Atalay, Neşe Düzel, Nurettin Kurt, Orhan Miroğlu, Ozan Kılınç, Özlem Aktan, Pervin Oduncu, Ragıp Zarakolu, Ramazan Pekgöz, Rıfat Başaran, Rojda Şenses, Roni Margulies, Selahattin Demirtaş, Selim Sadak ve 31 kişi, Sultan Acıbuca, Vedat Kurşun, Veysi Sarısözen, Veysi Ürper, Yüksel Genç, Zeycan Balcı Şimşek, Ziya Çiçekçi...

Defendants on charges of insult

Pending trials: Abdurrahman Dilipak, Adnan Demir, Adnan Keskin, Ahmet Altan, Ahmet Hakan, Alper Ateş, Bahar Kılıçgedik, Barış Yarkadaş, Cengiz Çandar, Dicle Baştürk, Emrullah Özbey, Fikri Sağlar, Haldun Açıksözlü, Halil Savda, Hanefi Avcı, Hasan Çakkalkurt, Hıncal Uluç, İbrahim Özdabak, İsmail Saymaz, Kazım Tosun, Melih Aşık, Meral Tamer, Mustafa Koyuncu, Naif Karabatak, Nedim Şener, Nevzat Çiçek, Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Ufuk Kalanç, Yakup Önal, Yasemin Çongar.

Convicted: Mahmut Alınak, Cem Büyükçakır, Murat Güreş, Volkan Sevinç, Nazlı Ilıcak (2), Berrin Tursun, Erdem Büyük, Müjde Ar, Mustafa Arıgümüş, Cüneyt Arcayürek, Michael Dickinson, Hacı Boğatekin, Melih Kaşkar, Fatma Sarıışık, Ali Tarakçı, Yalçın Ergündoğan.

Acquitted: Mustafa Koyuncu, Abdurrahman Dilipak, Melih Aşık, Hasan Çakkalkurt, Barış Yarkadaş, Meral Tamer, İbrahim Özdabak, Kazım Tosun, Ufuk Kalanç, Alper Ateş, Nazlı Ilıcak, Fikri Sağlar, Naif Karabatak

Attacked journalists

Vahap İş (DİHA), Ömer Çelik (DİHA), Çağdaş Kaplan (DİHA), İsmail Eskin (DİHA), Pınar Ural (DİHA), Roni Margulies (Taraf newspaper), Mehmet Baransu (Taraf), Emre Uslu (Taraf), Yıldıray Oğur (Taraf), M.V. (İHA), B.C. (İHA News Agency), Edip Tekin (İHA), Cevdet Şen (DHA News Agency), Mehmet Halis İş (DHA), Şükrü Gökkaya (Karabük BRT), Mehmet Ali Ünal (Manavgat Türkbeleni newspaper), Veysel Polat (GAP Gündemi), Tamer Topçu (Gazetem Ege newspaper), Ertuğrul Yılmaz (Muğla Channel 48), Mehmet Öztürk (Zonguldak Halk Postası newspaper),  Özcan Aladağ (Adana Kent), Cenker Tezel (Hürriyet newspaper), Emrah Güner (Fox TV), Ozan Özhan (gazeteci). Mustafa Akyol (Star), Deniz Çağlayan (Ulusal Channel), Huzeyfe Yıldız (Samanyolu).

Threatened journalists

Orhan Miroğlu, Yılmaz Sağlık, Yakup Önal, Özgür Topsakal, Murat Altınöz, Dilek Karakoyun, Cengiz Çandar, Fırat Alkaç, Celal Yıldız and Ramazan Pekgöz.

Defendants facing compensation claims

A. Sabri Kocaman, Ahmet Çalık, Arif Ali Cangı, Aris Nalcı, Ataol Behramoğlu, Erdal Doğan, Erol Ergin, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Etyen Mahçupyan, Fikri Sağlar, Hacı Boğatekin, Harun Aksoy, Hasan Cemal, Hasan Gökvardar, Hasip Kaplan, Hüseyin Kocabıyık, İlhan Taşçı, İsmail Saymaz, Mustafa Koyuncu, Nazlı Ilıcak, Nurgün Balcıoğlu, Nuri Aykon, Oktay Ekşi, Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı, Selçuk Kozaağaçlı, Taylan Tanay, Yalçın Ergündoğan, Yılmaz Sağlık.

Defendants charged with "praising crime and a criminal"

56 mayors of the Democratic Society Party (DTP), Osman Baydemir, Mahmut Aydıncı, Ercan Atay, Neşe Düzel, M. Kemal Çelik, Fehmi Korkmaz, Maşallah Korkmaz, Abdurruhman Saran, Sebahat Tuncel, Adnan Demir, Pınar Sağ, 53 mayors of the DTP, Ali Barış Kurt, Mehmet Nuri Kökçüoğlu, Aysel Tuğluk, Hasan Hüseyin Reyhan, Osman Baydemir, Ersen Korkmaz, Mahmut Aydıncı, Mehmet Özcan, Orhan Miroğlu.

Acquittals of charges on "praising crime and a criminal"

Hakan Taştan, Turan Topal, Ali Barış Kurt, Mehmet Nuri Kökçüoğlu.

Journalists charged with "influencing the judiciary"

Nedim Şener (2), Fırat Alkaç, Semra Pelek, Mustafa Dolu, Adnan Demir, Tuncer Köseoğlu, Emre Uslu, Bahar Kılıçgedik, Sibel Hürtaş, Serkan Ocak, Ertan Kılıç, İsmail Saymaz (7), Şamil Tayyar, Hacı Boğatekin, Cumali Badur.

On trial for "violating the confidentiality of an investigation"

Semra Pelek, Mustafa Dolu, Ahmet Şık, Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, Ahmet Altan, Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Demir, Markar Esayan, Şahin Bayar, Tuncer Köseoğlu, Melih Altınok, Mehmet Baransu, Burhan Ekinci, Fikret Karagöz, Bünyamin Demirkan, Bahar Kılıçgedik, Sibel Hürtaş, Serkan Ocak, Ertan Kılıç, İsmail Saymaz, Şamil Tayyar.

Sued for "publishing classified state documents"

Mehmet Baransu.

Defendants under the Atatürk Protection Law

Adnan Demir ve Yıldıray Oğur.

Twelve people tried under Article 301 (propaganda for an illegal organization)

Convicted: Sakine Yalçın ve Fatih Taş

Trial pending: Temel Demirel.

Acquitted defendants, procedures closed by prescription, trial permission refused by the Ministry: Turan Topal, Hakan Taştan, Serkis Seropyan, Arat Dink, Mehmet Tursun, Berrin Tursun, Şelale Tursun, Ersen Korkmaz andNecmettin Salaz.

Convicted of alienating the public from military service

Volkan Sevinç, Gökçe Otlu Sevimli, Zarife Ferda Çakmak.

Defendants convicted of obscenity

İrfan Sancı and İsmail Yerguz.

Applicants who won their cases against Turkey at the ECHR

Yedinci Gündem newspaper, Toplumsal Demokrasi and Nur Radio, Özgür Radio, Erdal Ölmez, Ali Turgay, four members of the Hrant Dink family, Aylin Güzel, Aziz Özer, Abdulkerim Bingöl, Ercan Gül, Deniz Kahraman, Zehra Delikurt, Erkan Arslanbenzer, Özcan Sapan, Norma Jeanne Cox, Fevzi Saygılı, Nizamettin Taylan Bilgiç, Adnan Görkan, Rahmi Akdaş, Esmer Savgın, Kerem Savgın ve Gündem newspaper, Yedinci Gün,  Haftaya Bakış newspaper, Yaşamda Demokrasi newspaper and 19 employees of Gerçek Demokrasi newspaper. (EÖ/VK)