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Journalist Hatice Kamer acquitted, again

Journalist Hatice Kamer acquitted, again

Put on trial for posting the pictures of press statements held by the HDP and DTK, Hatice Kamer was previously acquitted of “terror propaganda.” But the appeals court overturned her acquittal and ruled for retrial. Kamer has been acquitted again.

9 February 2021

Local journalists acquitted of terrorism but their TV channel is gone ‘forever’

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Local journalists acquitted of terrorism but their TV channel is gone ‘forever’

About four-and-a-half years after the closure of Van TV because of its alleged “terrorist connections,” all but one defendant in the trial of its employees and owners were acquitted of “terrorist propaganda.”

8 February 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Journalist İdris Sayılğan handed four-year prison sentence for 'terrorist propaganda'

Journalist İdris Sayılğan handed four-year prison sentence for 'terrorist propaganda'

The journalist's attorney has said that the allegations against him were the same as a previous case.

1 February 2021

‘President must have more tolerance for harsh criticisms'

COMICS ACQUITTED

‘President must have more tolerance for harsh criticisms'

Standing trial for “insulting the President” over his comics, Sefer Selvi, a cartoonist for daily Evrensel, has been acquitted on the grounds that “the President must show more tolerance in the face of criticisms."

25 January 2021 Hikmet Adal

Investigation against columnist for writing parliament’s name in lower case

Investigation against columnist for writing parliament’s name in lower case

The Parliament of Turkey is officially called the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and abbreviated as “TBMM” in Turkish. Columnist Yılmaz Özdil now faces an investigation over an article titled "Tbmm..."

21 January 2021

Emine Erdoğan appeals columnist's acquittal over article about her 'Hermes bag'

Emine Erdoğan appeals columnist's acquittal over article about her 'Hermes bag'

The president's spouse had filed a lawsuit against columnist Ender İmrek, alleging that he insulted her by "not attributing good qualities to her."

12 January 2021 Hikmet Adal

Journalist Mehmet Aslan arrested

Journalist Mehmet Aslan arrested

Taken into custody in İstanbul on January 5, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Mehmet Aslan has been arrested.

11 January 2021

Court blocks access to reports about book claiming to reveal corruption in judiciary

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Court blocks access to reports about book claiming to reveal corruption in judiciary

The two journalists who co-authored the book face several charges while reports about the content of the book are getting blocked to access.

8 January 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Deutsche Welle journalists investigated over article on 'suspicious transactions'

FINCEN FILES LEAK

Deutsche Welle journalists investigated over article on 'suspicious transactions'

Journalist Pelin Ünker has a history of being targeted by businesspeople and politicians because of her reports about leaked documents.

Second indictment against journalists Yıldız and Dükel

Second indictment against journalists Yıldız and Dükel

Journalists Müyesser Yıldız and İsmail Dükel have been indicted for “successively obtaining documents about state security.” This second indictment has been merged with the file of the ongoing main trial.

Mezopotamya Agency reporter Aslan detained

Mezopotamya Agency reporter Aslan detained

Mehmet Aslan, a reporter for Mezopotamya Agency (MA), has been detained in a house raid in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Journalists Terkoğlu, Pehlivan face 158 years in prison in total over best-selling new book

Journalists Terkoğlu, Pehlivan face 158 years in prison in total over best-selling new book

The journalists claim to shed light on behind-the-scenes affairs concerning the government and the judiciary.

31 December 2020

Journalist Can Dündar sentenced to 27 years in prison for 'terrorism,' 'espionage'

'MIT TRUCKS' CASE

Journalist Can Dündar sentenced to 27 years in prison for 'terrorism,' 'espionage'

The journalist stood trial because of a report revealing trucks that were loaded with arms and heading to Syria.

23 December 2020

Court dismisses case against journalist Pelin Ünker over 'Paradise Papers' reports

Court dismisses case against journalist Pelin Ünker over 'Paradise Papers' reports

Çalık Holding had filed a suit for damages against the reporter for "insult and slander."

22 December 2020

Press freedom in Turkey: At least 40 journalists prosecuted in November

PRESS IN ARREST REPORT

Press freedom in Turkey: At least 40 journalists prosecuted in November

According to the Press in Arrest report, in the trials concerning these 40 journalists, the prosecutor’s offices demanded 2 aggravated life sentences and a total of 201 years, 4 months to 497 years 2 months in prison.

10 December 2020

Journalist covering Çorlu train massacre case acquitted

Journalist covering Çorlu train massacre case acquitted

Journalist Rıfat Doğan was put on trial on the grounds that he had shot photos in the courtroom and shared these photos during the first hearing of the lawsuit filed into Çorlu train derailment, which claimed the lives of 25 people, including children.

8 December 2020

Journalist Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison

Journalist Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison

Journalist Ayşegül Doğan has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison. Put on trial over her journalistic activities, Doğan was the Program Coordinator of the İMC TV, which was closed by a Statutory Decree after the coup attempt in 2016.

7 December 2020

Journalist faces prison sentence for comments on chief prosecutor's relations with Erdoğan

Journalist faces prison sentence for comments on chief prosecutor's relations with Erdoğan

Alican Uludağ is charged with "marking people who took part in the fight against terrorism as a target."

3 December 2020

Journalist handed deferred prison sentence for sharing a photo on Twitter

Journalist handed deferred prison sentence for sharing a photo on Twitter

News editor Dicle Müftüoğlu has been convicted of "terrorist propaganda" in the case filed after a tweet including a photo showing a YPG member.

2 December 2020

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin acquitted

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin acquitted

Put on trial for calling on the government to come to terms with with Abdullah Öcalan in his Facebook posts, Gerger Fırat local newspaper’s owner Hacı Boğatekin has been acquitted of “terror propaganda” and “praising the crime and criminal.”

27 November 2020 Hikmet Adal

Journalists jailed after reporting torture of citizens apply to Constitutional Court

Journalists jailed after reporting torture of citizens apply to Constitutional Court

Three journalists have been remanded in custody since October 9 after their reports revealed that two citizens were tortured by soldiers in the Kurdish-majority Van province.

20 November 2020

3 journalists acquitted of ‘insulting’ Berat Albayrak

3 journalists acquitted of ‘insulting’ Berat Albayrak

Uğur Koç, Mustafa Kömüş and İbrahim Aydın, the executives of daily BirGün, have been acquitted of “insulting a public official due to his or her duty” in the lawsuit filed by Albayrak, who has recently resigned from office as the Finance Minister.

20 November 2020

Journalist Uğur Güç acquitted

Journalist Uğur Güç acquitted

Charged with “insulting state institutions” upon the criminal complaint of President Erdoğan’s attorney Mustafa Doğan İnal, journalist Uğur Güç has been acquitted.

18 November 2020

‘Prosecutors endeavoured to allege a crime through their interpretation’

MİT NEWS TRIAL

‘Prosecutors endeavoured to allege a crime through their interpretation’

PEN Norway has analyzed the indictment issued against journalists for allegedly revealing the identity of an intelligence officer. The report has concluded that the indictment “does not even satisfy the minimum criteria expected of such a document.”

16 November 2020

Journalist Aziz Oruç: You are a journalist, no matter where you are

Journalist Aziz Oruç: You are a journalist, no matter where you are

Recently released from Patnos Prison in eastern Turkey, journalist Aziz Oruç defines the outside world as “a partial freedom” and adds: “We need to foster journalists’ solidarity regardless of who works for which newspaper.”

13 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Journalists on trial for 'marking counterterrorism officer as a target for outlawed leftist group'

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Journalists on trial for 'marking counterterrorism officer as a target for outlawed leftist group'

Having spent 155 days on remand, a journalist was released after her first hearing while a lawsuit against three journalists over their reports on the killing of Berkin Elvan, 15, during the Gezi Park protests continued.

13 November 2020 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Erdoğan’s son-in-law files a suit for damages against journalist

Erdoğan’s son-in-law files a suit for damages against journalist

Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, and his Baykar Machine Industry company have filed a lawsuit against journalist-columnist Mustafa Sönmez over a single tweet from 2019, demanding 100 thousand TRY in damages.

12 November 2020 Hikmet Adal

Columnist Yılmaz Özdil handed prison sentence for insulting defense minister

Columnist Yılmaz Özdil handed prison sentence for insulting defense minister

Özdil had said, "I wouldn't even go out with Hulusi Akar, let alone going into war."

12 November 2020

Court: Police officer who shot Berkin Elvan not 'aggrieved' by reporters

Court: Police officer who shot Berkin Elvan not 'aggrieved' by reporters

Three journalists are on trial for "turning a counterterrorism official into a target."

10 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Behind bars for 334 days, journalist Aziz Oruç released

Behind bars for 334 days, journalist Aziz Oruç released

Arrested in Turkey’s eastern province of Ağrı after being forced to enter the country through the Iran border, journalist Aziz Oruç has been released at his third hearing.

9 November 2020

Trials of 12 journalists, rights defenders for 'terrorism' charges continued in a week

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Trials of 12 journalists, rights defenders for 'terrorism' charges continued in a week

One journalist has been given a deferred prison sentence for "insulting Erdoğan" and three rights defenders' acquittal of "terrorist propaganda" has been overturned.

7 November 2020 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Journalist Emre Yağan handed prison sentence for 'insulting the president'

Journalist Emre Yağan handed prison sentence for 'insulting the president'

The former editor-in-chief of İleri Haber news site has been sentenced over tweets posted when he was not working for the outlet.

5 November 2020