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The journalist were sentenced on "spreading disinformation" and "violation of confidentiality" charges.

In a Kurdish-language statement, Hakkı Boltan had criticized the president after a journalist was killed during the urban conflict in Kurdish regions in 2015-16.

Since the law came into effect, 83 journalists have been investigated, detained, arrested, or prosecuted on charges of “publicly disseminating misleading information.”

Accounts of Tuğçe Yılmaz, Mehmet Aslan, and Furkan Karabay show how pressure on press freedom has evolved into a systematic regime.

Karabay is facing charges of "publicly spreading misleading information" and "targeting individuals involved in the fight against terrorism."

Bakır was briefly arrested over a social media post criticizing a prosecutor who had a symbol of the 1990s extrajudicial killings o his desk.

Çalıkoğlu stood trial over a news article about alleged rights violations in an İstanbul removal center.

Akgül and Saltoğlu stood trial due to their involvement in the activities of the Peoples' Democratic Congress.

Kaya, who resides abroad, was put on trial due to her social media messages.

Seven individuals are standing trial due to their work published on two outlets.

The court's detailed ruling described Altaylı's references to killed Ottoman sultans as “a threat implying an attack on the president’s life."

“In a period when peace discussions are back on the agenda in the country, I am being accused of ‘aiding’ and ‘being a member’ of an organization that dissolved itself and laid down arms. Isn't this a clear irony?” bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz said in her defense.