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Bilal Seçkin
Kars - 2016
Bilal Seçkin – “Why didn’t you inform of the action” investigation
Bilal Seçkin was a correspondent of Dicle News Agency (DİHA) which was later closed by a decree. He was taken into custody in a police raid to his house on…
Anka Haber Ajansı
İstanbul - 2023
Access ban to the reports of ANKA Agency about the houses to be built in the earthquake-hit area
İstanbul Anadolu 6th Penal Court of Peace ruled in its decision dated March 8, to impose access ban on the report of the ANKA Agency that a project has been…
Ferhat Çelik
İstanbul - 2023
Detention of Ferhat Çelik
Mezopotamya Ajansı (MA) Publisher Ferhat Çelik was taken into custody in the Feriköy police station where he went in order to give his statement. Çelik, for whom there was an…
Uğur Yılmaz
Bitlis - 2017
Uğur Yılmaz – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”, “terrorism propaganda”
Journalist Uğur Yılmaz, who used to work at the Bitlis Municipality Press Unit and was dismissed after the appointment of a trustee, was detained on 5 July 2017 as part…
Yağmur Kaya
2021
Yağmur Kaya – investigation for “turning a counterterrorism official into a target”
Upon the criminal complaint of Deputy Commander of Gendarmerie Musa Çitil, an investigation has been launched against Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Eren Keskin, journalists Yağmur Kaya and Ahmet Kanbal…
bianet
İstanbul - 2023
Access ban to the bianet report “Punch attack from mayor’s brother to the journalist”
Access ban was imposed on the bianet report on the attack by Alper Var, Şarköy Mayor Alpay Var’s brother, against Deniz Önal because Önal reported on the corruption file which…
Dilan Babat
Konya - 2022
Dilan Babat – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target
Konya Public Prosecutor Şahsuvar prepared an indictment about Yıldız Fırat Can Arslan and Dilan Babat. The prosecutor charged the journalists with marking counterterrorism officials as targets according to article 6/1…
Oktay Candemir
Van - 2023
“Libel” and “threat” investigation to Oktay Candemir
An investigation was started against journalist Oktay Candemir for his social media posts upon a complaint by Van Provincial National Education Director Hasan Tekve with “libel” and “threat” charges. Candemir…
Etkin News Agency
İstanbul - 2023
Access ban to the Twitter account of ETHA
Access to the Twitter account of Etkin News Agency was banned from Turkey. ETHA employees stated that the banning was related to their posts about the earthquake. No court decision…
Mehmet Güleş
Diyarbakır - 2023
Detention of Mezopotamya Agency correspondent Mehmet Güleş
Mezopotamya Agency (MA) correspondent Mehmet Güleş was taken into custody on February 8, 2023, together with the volunteers that he interviewed about the rescue efforts carried out in Bağlar, Diyarbakır.…
Volkan Pekal
Adana - 2023
Detention of Evrensel reporter Volkan Pekal
Volkan Pekal, a reporter for daily Evrensel, was taken into custody on the grounds that he was “filming without permission” while he was trying to cover the earthquake victims at…
Mustafa Sönmez
İstanbul - 2022
Mustafa Sönmez – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
On the grounds of his tweets criticizing the government’s foreign exchange policies, journalist Mustafa Sönmez faced a lawsuit on charge of “insulting the President of the Republic” (as per the…
Ümit Turhan Coşkun
İstanbul - 2022
Ümit Turhan Coşkun – trial for “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” and “committing crimes on behalf of the organizations as a non-member”
Reporting on the protests held in front of Bakırköy Closed Women’s Prison for the hunger strikes that began in 2018 along with 11 members of the Peace Mothers Initiative, journalists…
İrfan Tunççelik
İstanbul - 2022
İrfan Tunççelik – trial for “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” and “committing crimes on behalf of the organizations as a non-member”
Reporting on the protests held in front of Bakırköy Closed Women’s Prison for the hunger strikes that began in 2018 along with 11 members of the Peace Mothers Initiative, journalists…
Reyhan Çapan
İstanbul - 2021
Reyhan Çapan – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” and “printing or publishing the statements of terrorist organizations”
With 18 indictments merged, a lawsuit was filed against Reyhan Çapan, the former managing editor of Özgür Gündem newspaper, on charges of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” and “printing or…
Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu
İstanbul - 2017
Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu – “FETÖ” trial
On 13 February 2017, İstanbul 25th Heavy Criminal Court accepted the indictment prepared for 29 defendants whom are mostly journalists. The 25th High Criminal Court of İstanbul sentenced columnist and…
Ahmet Memiş
İstanbul - 2017
Ahmet Memiş – “FETÖ” trial
On 13 February 2017, İstanbul 25th Heavy Criminal Court accepted the indictment prepared for 29 defendants whom are mostly journalists. The 25th High Criminal Court of İstanbul sentenced columnist and…
Yakup Çetin
İstanbul - 2017
Yakup Çetin – “FETÖ” trial
On 13 February 2017, İstanbul 25th Heavy Criminal Court accepted the indictment prepared for 29 defendants whom are mostly journalists. The 25th High Criminal Court of İstanbul sentenced columnist and…
Ali Akkuş
İstanbul - 2017
“FETÖ Media Organisation” Trial – Ali Akkuş, editor of Zaman newspaper
On 13 February 2017, İstanbul 25th Heavy Criminal Court accepted the indictment prepared for 29 defendants whom are mostly journalists. The 25th High Criminal Court of İstanbul sentenced columnist and…
Ünal Tanık
İstanbul - 2017
Ünal Tanık – “FETÖ” trial
On 13 February 2017, İstanbul 25th Heavy Criminal Court accepted the indictment prepared for 29 defendants whom are mostly journalists. A lawsuit has been filed against 26 journalists including journalists…
Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu
İstanbul - 2017
Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu – “FETÖ” trial
On 13 February 2017, İstanbul 25th Heavy Criminal Court accepted the indictment prepared for 29 defendants whom are mostly journalists. A lawsuit has been filed against 26 journalists including journalists…
Engin Korkmaz
Antalya - 2019
Managing Editor of local daily Antalya Körfez Engin Korkmaz is standing trial for “insulting the President”
Contemporary Journalists’ Association (ÇGD) Mediterranean Branch Chair and Managing Editor of local daily Antalya Körfez Engin Korkmaz was being tried upon the tip of an informer on May 14, 2019…
Ahmet Kanbal
2021
Ahmet Kanbal – trial for “turning a counterterrorism official into a target”
Upon the criminal complaint of Deputy Commander of Gendarmerie Musa Çitil, an investigation has been launched against Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Eren Keskin, journalists Yağmur Kaya and Ahmet Kanbal…
Metin Uca
İstanbul - 2023
Detention of journalist Metin Uca
On his way to Ankara, TV presenter Metin Uca was detained at İstanbul Airport for “inciting the public to hostility and hatred” (as per the Article 216 of the Turkish…
Semra Çelebi
İstanbul - 2014
Trial of Gazete Kadıköy Managing Editor Semra Çelebi – on charge of “insulting the Turkish flag”
Semra Çelebi, the Managing Editor of Gazete Kadıköy local newspaper based in İstanbul, was put on trial due to a social media post from two years ago on charge of…
Ramazan Akoğul
Diyarbakır - 2018
Objection against the acquittal of Ramazan Akoğul
The prosecutor of the 4th High Criminal Court of Diyarbakır appealed to the Regional Court of Justice of Antep against the acquittal of DİHA reporter Ramazan Akoğul, who was covering…
100SÜZLER
İstanbul - 2023
Access block to the platform founded by Can Dündar and Erk Acarer
Founded by journalists Can Dündar and Erk Acarer and put online on February 1, 2023, 100SÜZLER platform faced an access block as per the decision of the Information Technologies and…
Rojin Altay
Diyarbakır - 2023
Detention of Rojin Altay
Rojin Altay from Yeni Yaşam newspaper was detained at the İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on her way to Diyarbakır province. Altay’s father was called by the İstanbul General Directorate of…
Alican Uludağ
Ankara - 2020
Alican Uludağ – trial for “turning a counterterrorism official into a target”
An investigation was launched against journalist Alican Uludağ over a social media post where he criticized the former Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor who was appointed as a member to the…
Şebnem Korur Fincancı
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Trials- The Editors-in-Chief on Watch Campaign – Şebnem Korur Fincancı
Standing trial for having participated in the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Ahmet Nesin have been acquitted.…
Erol Önderoğlu
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Trials – The Editors-in-Chief on Watch Campaign – Erol Önderoğlu
Standing trial for having participated in the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Ahmet Nesin have been acquitted.…
Ahmet Nesin
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Trials – The Editors-in-Chief on Watch Campaign – Ahmet Nesin
Standing trial for having participated in the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Ahmet Nesin have been acquitted.…
Ferhat Çelik
Van - 2022
Ferhat Çelik – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”
Having reported that the prosecutor issuing a detention warrant against Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, who had been thrown off a helicopter, later issued a detention warrant against the journalists…
İdris Yayla
Van - 2022
İdris Yayla – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”
Having reported that the prosecutor issuing a detention warrant against Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, who had been thrown off a helicopter, later issued a detention warrant against the journalists…
Rozerin Gültekin
Bursa - 2022
Detention of Rozerin Gültekin while following Gemlik March
Mezopotamya Agency reporter Ergin Çağlar and Jinnews reporter Rozerin Gültekin were detained during the Gemlik March in Bursa, which was held with the slogan “We are marching to Gemlik to…
İsmail Çoban
Diyarbakır - 2018
Ismail Çoban, former managing editor of Azadiya Welat- “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
The 7th High Criminal Court of Diyarbakır sentenced former Azadiya Welat Editor-In-Chief Ismail Çoban to five years of imprisonment for the charges of “successively disseminating propaganda for a terrorist organization”…
Akif Beki
İstanbul - 2023
Lawsuit for damages against Akif Beki by Minister Karaismailoğlu
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure filed a lawsuit for damages against Karar newspaper columnist Akif Beki on charge of “libel” (as per the Turkish Penal Code – TCK Article 267)…
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper
Zonguldak - 2023
Access block on Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s website
An access block was imposed on http://yeniyasamgazetesi3.com website of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper as per the decision of the Zonguldak Criminal Judgeship of Peace. The newspaper started using the URL…
Sinan Aygül
Bitlis - 2023
Investigation against Sinan Aygül
The Bitlis Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against journalist Sinan Aygül on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” (as per the Article 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law) after…
Doğan Akın
İstanbul - 2023
Doğan Akın – trial for “insult”
A lawsuit was filed against Doğan Akın, the editor-in-chief of T24 news website, on the grounds of a news report titled “A tender for income sharing worth 6.9 billion TRY…
Seyhan Avşar
Ankara - 2023
Access block to Seyhan Avşar’s news report – MASAK Report
The news about the Financial Crimes Investigation Committee (MASAK) report, which had been reported by Halk TV’s Seyhan Avşar, was faced with an access block as per the decision no.…
Gerçek Gündem
Ankara - 2023
Access block to Gerçek Gündem’s news report
With the decision of the Ankara 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated January 25, 2023, an access block was imposed on Elif Ünsal’s news report published on Gerçek Gündem news…
Osman Akın
İstanbul - 2023
Osman Akın – investigation for “propaganda”
An investigation was launched against Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s managing editor Osman Akın months after the İstanbul 9th Criminal Judgeship of Peace, as per its decision dated June 8, 2022, gave…
Hale Gönültaş
Ankara - 2023
Investigation against journalist Hale Gönültaş
An investigation was launched against Hale Gönültaş, a columnist for Kısa Dalga, who reported on an incident where a 14-year-old girl, who had been sexually abused in Manisa, was made…
Ayşegül Doğan
Diyarbakır - 2017
The case in which Ayşegül Doğan, program coordinator for the shuttered IMC-TV, is accused of ‘managing the terrorist organisation’
The case in which journalist Ayşegül Doğan faces up to 22 and a half years in prison for her journalistic activities resumed in Diyarbakır. According to news covering her case,…
Yıldız Yazıcıoğlu
Ankara - 2023
Physical intervention against journalist Yıldız Yazıcıoğlu
After Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli spoke at the MHP’s weekly group meeting at the Parliament on January 24, 2023, journalists asked Bahçeli questions. Yıldız Yazıcıoğlu, one of…
Murat Ağırel
İstanbul - 2023
Injunction against Murat Ağırel
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Şükrü Ayalan had an injunction issued against Cumhuriyet newspaper columnist Murat Ağırel on the grounds that “he had reported on him in his…
Sinan Aygül
Bitlis - 2023
Detention of Sinan Aygül
Having reported on allegations of corruption, journalist Sinan Aygül was detained on January 19, 2023 upon the criminal complaint of ruling AKP Bitlis MP Vahit Kiler. Exercising his right to…
Nişmiye Güler
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit against Nişmiye Güler
JinNews editor Nişmiye Güler was indicted for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” (as per the Article 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law / TMK) on the grounds of the news that…
Ferhat Parlak
Diyarbakır - 2018
Owner of Silvan Mücadele Newspaper Ferhat Parlak – “membership in a terrorist organization”
Parlak was arrested on April 14, 2018 with the charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” on the basis of the statements of anonymous witnesses. First hearing was held on…
