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Journalist Furkan Karabay released after sentencing
" I will not present a defense against this indictment, which was prepared like filling out a betting slip. I refuse to make a defense," Karabay said before tearing up the indictment against him.
4 December 2025
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bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz's trial begins: 'My profession is put on trial'
Yılmaz, who described the lawsuit filed against him due to his news report as "an intimidation against journalism," said, "I have always tried to be the voice of those whose voices are not heard, including both people and animals."
3 December 2025
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bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz to appear before court over interview with Armenian youths
Describing the case against her as “an act of intimidation against journalism,” Yılmaz said, “I have always tried to be a voice for the unheard, both people and animals.”
28 November 2025
Journalist Fatih Altaylı sentenced to over 4 years in prison over remarks about Erdoğan
Altaylı stood trial for referencing killed Ottoman sultans.
27 November 2025
Court orders release of LeMan cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan over 'Muhammad' strip
Six staff members of the satire magazine LeMan are on trial for “inciting the public into hatred and hostility” due to a cartoon that was interpreted by the authorities as a depiction of prophet Muhammad.
14 November 2025
Journalist Rahime Karvar sentenced to over two years in prison for ‘aiding a terrorist organization’
Karvar stood trial for "being a member of a terrorist organization."
13 November 2025
Court orders journalist Ercüment Akdeniz’s release after eight months in detention
Akdeniz was among several people who were arrested in a "terrorism" investigation into the Peoples' Democratic Congress, a pro-Kurdish and leftist umbrella organization.
23 October 2025
Journalist Asuman Aranca sentenced to prison over report on high-profile murder case
A court has ruled that Aranca's award-winning news report on the assassination of a former Grey Wolves leader violated the confidentiality of the investigation.
22 October 2025
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Journalist Feyza Nur Çalıkoğlu faces 'disinformation' case over report on alleged abuse at deportation centers
Prosecutors indicted the journalist following a complaint by the Interior Ministry.
23 September 2025
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Journalist Abdurrahman Gök remains under judicial control measures for two years
Gök told the court that the travel ban severely hinders his professional work.
12 September 2025
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bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz, others indicted for ‘aiding a terrorist organization’
A court has accepted an indictment against several individuals, including Yılmaz, over their work with two pro-Kurdish publications.
12 September 2025
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International call for release of detained journalist Furkan Karabay facing up to 15 years in prison
Karabay, facing charges of “making targets of those who were tasked to combat terrorism” and “insulting thepresident,” has been in pre-trial detention for 117 days.
9 September 2025
Six LeMan magazine staff indicted over 'Muhammad-Moses' cartoon
Five LeMan journalists have been in pre-trial detention and the magazine's owner, who is current abroad, is facing an arrest warrant.
5 September 2025
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Court extends detention of journalist Ercüment Akdeniz in 'terrorism' case
Akdeniz remains two suspects in detention in an investigation into the Peoples' Democratic Congress.
31 July 2025
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Journalist Sultan Eylem Keleş sentenced to prison over coverage of workers' protest
Keleş has been found guilty of "resisting a public official to prevent them from performing their duty."
17 July 2025
Four LeMan journalists jailed over 'Muhammad' cartoon
Fourt staff members including the cartoonist have been formally arrested for “inciting the public to hatred and hostility.”
2 July 2025
Kurdish journalist Diren Yurtsever acquitted in trial for 'exposing informant's identity'
The case was filed after a key witness in the Kobanî trial, whose testimony contributed to prison sentences for several pro-Kurdish politicians, filed a complaint regarding news reports about the court proceedings.
7 May 2025
Journalist Özlem Gürses sentenced to prison over comments on Syria
During a broadcast, Özlem Gürses appeared to conflate ISIS with Turkish-backed groups in Syria, likely by mistake, which led to a criminal case being filed against her.
25 April 2025
Journalist Ayşenur Arslan faces up to 7.5 years in prison over comments on bomb attack
Arslan is standing trial over his comments about a bomb attack by the PKK that targeted the Interior Ministry in 2023.
11 March 2025
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Executive of pro-Kurdish news agency faces trial for exposing informant’s identity
Diren Yurtsever faces a prison sentence of one to three years.
6 March 2025
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bianet editor Evrim Kepenek acquitted of ‘disinformation’ charge over 2023 earthquake post
Kepenek was put on trial due to a social media post mentoning the claims that the authorities were confiscating tents in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes.
25 February 2025
Journalist Ozan Kaplanoğlu imprisoned over 2013 conviction for insulting Erdoğan
Kaplanoğlu has been sent to prison after a conditional release decision was revoked.
18 February 2025
Journalist Merdan Yanardağ acquitted in trial over assassination claim
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Yanardağ raised claims of an assassination plot targeting the main opposition candidate.
5 February 2025
Siirt co-mayor sentenced to prison over past journalism activities
Sofya Alağaş, a former manager for a pro-Kurdish news agency, has been sentenced in connection with the agency's reporting.
28 January 2025
Journalists face prison over coverage of Kurdish reporters killed in northern Syria
Two Kurdish journalists were killed in northern Syria last month. The prosecutors labeled them as “terrorists” and deemed the coverage of the events “terror propaganda.”
21 January 2025
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Journalist investigated for reporting on public tender cleared of disinformation charges
"If awarding a 642-million-lira tender to someone like this is not newsworthy, then what is?" says Evren Demirdaş.
10 December 2024
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Turkish-Cypriot journalist faces 10 years in jail over article on Turkey's alleged election interference
Journalism groups and political parties have expressed support for Ali Kişmir ahead of his trial.
25 November 2024
Court of Cassation upholds Kurdish journalist Beritan Canözer’s prison sentence
Canözer stood trial for her social media posts from 2013 to 2016.
22 November 2024
Court orders release of journalist Furkan Karabay
Karabay was arrested last week after his critical reporting and social media posts about İstanbul's chief prosecutor.
18 November 2024
Journalist Gözde Bedeloğlu fined for remarks on MHP deputy in opinion piece
Bedeloğlu had questioned the renomination of a nationalist deputy ahead of the 2023 election.
12 November 2024
Journalist Furkan Karabay arrested over reporting, social media posts about municipal takeovers
Karabay had criticized İstanbul's chief prosecutor over the recent arrest and removal of an opposition mayor.
11 November 2024
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Trial begins for bianet editor Evrim Kepenek over social media post on 2023 earthquakes
The law enforcement had included all of Kepenek’s travel records, photos from her reporting trips, addresses, and family information in the investigation file in what her lawyers called an act of invasion of privacy.
23 September 2024
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