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İbrahim Aydın
İstanbul - 2025
Conviction in “insult” case – İbrahim Aydın
30 January 2015 Ibrahim Aydın, Chair of the Board of BirGün newspaper, was sentenced to a judicial fine of 2,610 TL in the trial filed upon the complaint of Bilal…
Barış Pehlivan
İstanbul - 2025
Insulting a public official trial – Barış Pehlivan
4 February 2025 Cumhuriyet columnist Barış Pehlivan appeared before the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance on charges of “publicly insulting a public official in connection with his duty”…
Barış Pehlivan
İstanbul - 2025
Defamation and insult trial – Barış Pehlivan
4 February 2025 Cumhuriyet columnist Barış Pehlivan appeared in court in the case filed upon the complaint of Court of Cassation member and former Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman.…
Fatoş Erdoğan
İstanbul - 2025
Incitement to hatred and hostility investigation – Fatoş Erdoğan
12 September 2025 An investigation has been launched against journalist Fatoş Erdoğan on charges of “incitement to hatred and hostility” (Turkish Penal Code, Article 216) over her social media posts.…
İsmail Arı
İstanbul - 2025
Defamation and insult trial – İsmail Arı
6 February 2025 The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance proceeded with the second hearing of the trial against BirGün reporter İsmail Arı on charges of “insult” (Turkish Penal…
Levent Gültekin
İstanbul - 2025
Insult to the President case – Levent Gültekin
25 February 2025 The Istanbul 49th Criminal Court of First Instance acquitted journalist Levent Gültekin, who was tried on charges of “insulting the President” (Article 299 of the Turkish Penal…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul - 2025
Conviction under Article 301 – Furkan Karabay
7 January 2025 The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance convicted journalist Furkan Karabay under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (publicly insulting the judiciary) and sentenced him…
Barış Pehlivan
İstanbul - 2025
Disinformation case – Barış Pehlivan
15 October 2024 An indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the Bakırköy 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance has opened a case against journalist…
Timur Soykan
İstanbul - 2025
Disinformation case – Timur Soykan
15 October 2024 An indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the Bakırköy 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance has opened a case against journalist…
Suat Toktaş
İstanbul - 2025
Insulting the President case – Suat Toktaş
23 September 2024 An indictment prepared by the Press Crimes Bureau of the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the Bakırköy 18th Criminal Court of First Instance has…
İbrahim Kahveci
İstanbul - 2025
Insulting the President case– İbrahim Kahveci
23 September 2024 An indictment prepared by the Press Crimes Bureau of the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the Bakırköy 18th Criminal Court of First Instance has…
Mehmet Tezkan
İstanbul - 2025
Insulting the President case – Mehmet Tezkan
23 September 2024 An indictment prepared by the Press Crimes Bureau of the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the Bakırköy 18th Criminal Court of First Instance has…
Fatoş Erdoğan
İstanbul - 2025
Journalist shot with plastic bullets – Fatoş Erdoğan
9 September 2025 Journalist Fatoş Erdoğan was injured by police plastic bullets while covering a protest at the Istanbul provincial headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). The protest erupted…
Tolga Şardan
Ankara - 2025
Investigation over e-signature security report – Tolga Şardan
Journalist Tolga Şardan faced an investigation after reporting that electronic signature users’ passwords had been stolen and the national database had been hacked. Following a criminal complaint filed by the…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul - 2025
Indictment filed 114 days later against jailed journalist – Furkan Karabay
5 September 2025 An indictment against journalist Furkan Karabay requests his conviction on charges of “publicly insulting the President” (Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code), “repeatedly targeting officials engaged…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul - 2025
“Censorship” case over Esenyurt news – Furkan Karabay
13 February 2025 The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a case against Gazete Duvar reporter Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting public officials” (Article 125/3 of the Turkish Penal…
Sözcü Daily Newspaper
İstanbul - 2025
Cengiz Holding’s collective criminal complaint against Sözcü newspaper
March 14, 2025 Cengiz Holding filed a collective criminal complaint against journalists working for the daily Sözcü and its online edition over a total of 173 reports and opinion columns…
Ece Üner
İstanbul - 2025
Investigation for “insulting judicial bodies” – Ece Üner
March 18, 2024 The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against Ece Üner, the main news anchor of Halk TV, over a social media post criticizing the travel…
Ümmü Gülsüm Dural
Muğla - 2025
Assault by union members in Muğla – Ümmü Gülsüm Dural
14 March 2025 Ümmü Gülsüm Dural, a reporter for the daily Yenigün, was physically and verbally assaulted by members of the TES-İŞ Trade Union while covering a meeting between the…
Yusuf Çelik
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Yusuf Çelik
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Rojda Altıntaş
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Rojda Altıntaş
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to…
Kemal Aslan
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Kemal Aslan
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Eylül Deniz Yaşar
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Eylül Deniz Yaşar
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Ali Dinç
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Ali Dinç
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Dilara Şenkaya
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Dilara Şenkaya
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Yasin Akgül
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Yasin Akgül
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Hakan Akgün
İstanbul - 2025
Police violence against journalists – Hakan Akgün
19-21 March 2025 In Istanbul’s Saraçhane district, journalists covering protests that broke out after the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu were subjected to police…
Kürşat Oğuz
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists detained on charges of “unauthorized recording” – Kürşad Oğuz
29 January 2025 Halk TV program coordinator Kürşad Oğuz was detained the day after Barış Pehlivan, Serhan Asker, and Seda Selek were taken into custody in the same investigation. Oğuz,…
Seda Selek
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists detained on charges of “unauthorized recording” – Seda Selek
28 January 2025 Halk TV anchor Seda Selek was detained along with journalist Barış Pehlivan and Responsible Manager Serhan Asker inside the Halk TV building. The next day, program coordinator…
Serhan Asker
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists detained on charges of “unauthorized recording” – Serhan Asker
28 January 2025 Halk TV’s Responsible Manager Serhan Asker was detained along with journalist Barış Pehlivan and anchor Seda Selek inside the Halk TV building. The following day, program coordinator…
Barış Pehlivan
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists detained on charges of “unauthorized recording” – Barış Pehlivan
28 January 2025 Journalist, writer, and program host Barış Pehlivan was detained along with Halk TV’s Responsible Manager Serhan Asker and anchor Seda Selek as he arrived at the Halk…
Yaşar Gökdemir
İstanbul - 2025
Detention over report on chief prosecutor – Yaşar Gökdemir
8 February 2025 BirGün newspaper’s Managing Editor Yaşar Gökdemir was detained on the evening of 8 February together with Publishing Coordinator Berkant Gültekin and reporter Uğur Koç. The three journalists…
Berat Gültekin
İstanbul - 2025
Detention over report on chief prosecutor – Berkant Gültekin
8 February 2025 BirGün newspaper’s Publishing Coordinator Berkant Gültekin was detained on the evening of 8 February together with BirGün reporter Uğur Koç and Managing Editor Yaşar Gökdemir. The three…
Behçet Bayhan
Van - 2025
Journalists detained while covering trustee protests – Behçet Bayhan
15 February 2025 During the sit-in protest against the conviction of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Abdullah Zeydan, six journalists were detained by the police. Among those detained were JINNEWS reporter…
Medine Mamedoğlu
Van - 2025
Journalists detained while covering trustee protests – Medine Mamedoğlu
15 February 2025 During the sit-in protest against the conviction of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Abdullah Zeydan, six journalists were detained by the police. Among those detained were JINNEWS reporter…
Mehmet Güleş
Van - 2025
Journalists detained while covering trustee protests – Mehmet Güleş
15 February 2025 During the sit-in protest against the conviction of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Abdullah Zeydan, six journalists were detained by the police. Among those detained were JINNEWS reporter…
Bilal Babat
Van - 2025
Journalists detained while covering trustee protests – Bilal Babat
15 February 2025 During the sit-in protest against the conviction of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Abdullah Zeydan, six journalists were detained by the police. Among those detained were JINNEWS reporter…
Ruşen Takva
Van - 2025
Journalists detained while covering trustee protests – Ruşen Takva
15 February 2025 During the sit-in protest against the conviction of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Abdullah Zeydan, six journalists were detained by the police. Among those detained were JINNEWS reporter…
Rabia Över
Van - 2025
Journalists detained while covering trustee protests – Rabia Önver
15 February 2025 During the sit-in protest against the conviction of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Abdullah Zeydan, six journalists were detained by the police. Among those detained were JINNEWS reporter…
Ece Üner
İstanbul - 2025
Taken to testify under police force – Ece Üner
18 March 2025 Halk TV presenter Ece Üner was taken to testify under police force due to a social media post in which she reacted to the travel ban imposed…
İsmail Saymaz
İstanbul - 2025
House arrest in Gezi investigation – İsmail Saymaz
19 March 2025 Journalist and Halk TV presenter İsmail Saymaz was detained on 19 March and questioned at the Istanbul Police Department. Police searched his home before taking him into…
Yağız Barut
İzmir - 2025
Four-day detention in İzmir – Yağız Barut
24 March 2025 Yağız Barut, freelance journalist and board member of İzmir Journalists’ Association, was detained in İzmir while covering the mass protests that erupted after the detention and arrest…
Murat Kocabaş
İzmir - 2025
Four-day detention in İzmir – Murat Kocabaş
24 March 2025 Murat Kocabaş, photojournalist for Birgün daily, was detained in İzmir while covering the mass protests that erupted after the detention and arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor…
Barış İnce
İzmir - 2025
Four-day detention in İzmir – Barış İnce
24 March 2025 Barış İnce, columnist for Birgün daily, was detained in İzmir while covering the mass protests that erupted after the detention and arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor…
Mark Lowen
İstanbul - 2025
Detention and deportation of BBC correspondent – Mark Lowen
27 March 2025 BBC correspondent Mark Lowen was detained and deported from Turkey after covering the mass protests that erupted following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.…
Elif Bayburt
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists covering Saraçhane protests detained – Elif Bayburt
28 March 2025 Elif Bayburt, reporter for ETHA, was detained by police while covering the protests in İstanbul’s Saraçhane and university boycotts. She was released under judicial control measures.
Nisa Sude Demirel
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists covering Saraçhane protests detained – Nisa Sude Demirel
28 March 2025 Nisa Sude Demirel, reporter for Evrensel newspaper, was detained by police while covering the protests in İstanbul’s Saraçhane and university boycotts. She was released under judicial control,…
Suat Toktaş
İstanbul - 2025
Arrest of Suat Toktaş
30 January 2025 Suat Toktaş, editor-in-chief of Halk TV, was arrested on charges of “recording without authorization” a phone conversation between journalist Barış Pehlivan and a court expert, which came…
Ender İmrek
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists arrested in HDK investigation – Ender İmrek
18–22 February 2025 As part of an investigation into the Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), Evrensel newspaper columnist Ender İmrek was taken into custody on the morning of 18 February along…
Ercüment Akdeniz
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists arrested in HDK investigation – Ercüment Akdeniz
18–22 February 2025 As part of an investigation into the Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), journalist Ercüment Akdeniz was taken into custody on the morning of 18 February along with around…
