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Semiha Şahin
İstanbul - 2018
Semiha Şahin – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”
Journalists from Etkin News Agency (ETHA) Pınar Gayıp and Semiha Şahin were detained on April 13, 2018. On April 19, Şahin and Gayıp were arrested by the Prosecutor’s Office, where…
bianet
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to bianet’s news report
On the grounds of violation of personality rights and with the decision of the İstanbul Bakırköy 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated November 1, 2022 and numbered 2022/4802, an access…
Seyhan Avşar
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to Seyhan Avşar’s news report
With the decision of the İstanbul Anadolu 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated November 1, 2022, an access block was imposed on Seyhan Avşar’s news report about the document where…
Evrim Kepenek
Rize - 2021
Lawsuit against bianet editor Evrim Kepenek
Arrested for abusing his 6-year-old child and released on probation afterwards, Refik Y. filed a criminal complaint against bianet editor Evrim Kepenek, who covered the incident and made it publicly…
Atılım Newspaper
İstanbul - 2022
Seizure of Atılım newspaper’s 4 issues
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office imposed a ban on the printing, distribution and sale of four issues of Atılılm newspaper on October 28, 2022 on the grounds that it…
Hayri Tunç
İstanbul - 2022
Police intervention against Hayri Tunç
The families of ill prisoners and the prisoners whose release had been deferred gathered in front of the İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan in the 32nd week of the Justice Watch…
Gülistan Dursun
İstanbul - 2022
Police intervention against JinNews reporter Gülistan Dursun
The families of ill prisoners and the prisoners whose release had been deferred gathered in front of the İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan in the 32nd week of the Justice Watch…
Zeynep Kuray
İstanbul - 2022
Detention of Zeynep Kuray
Following the police intervention against the group gathered in front of the İstanbul Courthouse to demand the release of ill prisoners, journalist Zeynep Kuray was taken into custody. Kuray was…
Zemo Ağgöz
Ankara - 2022
Detention of Zemo Ağgöz
As part of an Ankara-based investigation, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Zemo Ağgöz was detained in a house raid on October 25, 2022. Having deposed at the Ankara Security Directorate for…
Cem Bahtiyar
Balıkesir - 2021
Cem Bahtiyar – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
Journalist Cem Bahtiyar was put on trial at the Balıkesir 3rd High Criminal Court over his social media posts on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” as per the…
İsmail Arı
İstanbul - 2021
Investigation against BirGün journalists – İsmail Arı
Upon the criminal complaint of Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık over the news report titled “BirGün has accessed the documents of fines imposed on the Red Crescent Chair and Director…
Ersin Çaksu
İstanbul - 2017
Ersin Çaksu – trial for “Degrading Turkish Nation, State of Turkish Republic, the Organs and Institutions of the State”
The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office opened a lawsuit against Selman Keleş, Özgür Paksoy, Kenan Kırkaya, Aziz Oruç (reporters for the shuttered pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency, or DİHA), Ersin Çaksu (The…
Aziz Oruç
İstanbul - 2017
Aziz Oruç – trial for “Degrading Turkish Nation, State of Turkish Republic, the Organs and Institutions of the State”
The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office opened a lawsuit against Selman Keleş, Özgür Paksoy, Kenan Kırkaya, Aziz Oruç (reporters for the shuttered pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency, or DİHA), Ersin Çaksu (The…
Metin Yoksu
Diyarbakır - 2022
Lawsuit against journalist Metin Yoksu for “propaganda”
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued an indictment against journalist Metin Yoksu on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”. In the indictment, which was accepted by the İstanbul…
Tele1TV
İstanbul - 2022
3-day blackout on TELE1 by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) ruled for a 3-day blackout on TELE1 by a majority of votes. As the reason for the fine, the statement of Sera Kadıgil,…
İnci Aydın
İstanbul - 2022
İnci Aydın – trial for “marking counterterrorism officials as targets”
On the grounds of her article “We don’t have a note to the government but a word: We will send you away along with your injustice” published on the Women’s…
Halk TV
Van - 2022
The “unity of the state” censorship on Tele 1 and Halk TV
The arrestees and convicts held in the Van High-Security Prison complained that Halk TV and Tele 1 were removed from the satellite TV list due to “technical failure and incapacity”…
Tele1TV
Van - 2022
The “unity of the state” censorship on Tele 1 and Halk TV
The arrestees and convicts held in the Van High-Security Prison complained that Halk TV and Tele 1 were removed from the satellite TV list due to “technical failure and incapacity”…
Mehmet Emin Kurnaz
İstanbul - 2021
Mehmet Emin Kurnaz – trial for “insult” and “insulting the President of the Republic”
BirGün newspaper’s political editor Mehmet Emin Kurnaz were put on trial on charges of “insulting a public official due to her/his duty” (Article 125 of the Turkish Penal Code /…
Sezgin Kartal
Hatay - 2019
Sezgin Kartal – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
Can TV programmer and KarsiMahalleOrg website reporter Sezgin Kartal was stood trial at the 1st Criminal Court of First Instance of Hatay for allegedly “insulting the President of the Republic”…
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
İstanbul - 2021
Lawsuit for damages by TÜGVA against Cumhuriyet newspaper
Due to the news report “Ensar, TÜRGEV and TÜGVA [are] like parallel terrorist organizations” published on Cumhuriyet newspaper on October 23, 2021, Mehmet Kızmaz and Cumhuriyet newspaper faced a lawsuit…
Uğur Koç
İstanbul - 2021
Lawsuit against birgun.net Managing Editor Uğur Koç
After the allegations of Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) MP Ahmet Şık on social media concerning battery of spouse and some incidents of corruption with regards to a “senior member…
Uğur Şahin
İstanbul - 2021
Lawsuit against BirGün newspaper’s News Director Uğur Şahin
After the allegations of Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) MP Ahmet Şık on social media concerning battery of spouse and some incidents of corruption with regards to a “senior member…
Görkem Kınacı
İstanbul - 2021
Lawsuit against Evrensel newspaper’s Managing Editor Görkem Kınacı
After the allegations of Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) MP Ahmet Şık on social media concerning battery of spouse and some incidents of corruption with regards to a “senior member…
Musa Anter
Diyarbakır - 1992
The Case of the Murder of Musa Anter
The 6th High Criminal Court in Ankara neither found Mahmut Yıldırım known as “Yeşil” nor took the deposition of the confessor for PKK and former MIT member in Sweden in…
Yeşil Gazete
Ankara - 2022
Access block on Yeşil Gazete
With the decisions of the Ankara Batı 1st and 2nd Criminal Judgeships of Peace, an access block was imposed on Yeşil Gazete’s news report titled “CHP’s Emir: Minister Soylu’s cousin…
Xwebûn
Diyarbakır - 2022
Distribution of Xwebûn newspaper prevented by police
The police prevented the 148th issue of the Xwêbun newspaper from being sent from the Diyarbakır Intercity Bus Terminal (DİŞTİ) to İstanbul. In addition to the police prevention, the workers…
Alican Uludağ
Ankara - 2022
Embargo on Alican Uludağ
Alican Uludağ, a reporter for Deutsche Welle (DW) Türkçe, announced in a social media message that an embargo was imposed on him by the Communications Directorate: “Today at 2 pm,…
Evrensel Daily
İstanbul - 2022
BİK’s failure to allow an ad in solidarity with Evrensel newspaper
The Press Advertisement Institution (BİK) officials called the Evrensel newspaper and told them that an ad in solidarity planned to be put on the urban weekend supplement was against the…
Yusuf Karadaş
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit for damages against journalist Yusuf Karadaş by SADAT
The International Defense Consultancy Inc. (SADAT) filed a lawsuit against Evrensel newspaper and journalist Yusuf Karadaş on the grounds that “they caused losses of commercial reputation” and demanded 25 thousand…
Barış Pehlivan
Kilis - 2022
Access block to Barış Pehlivan’s article
On the grounds of violation of personality rights, the Kilis Criminal Judgeship of Peace, with its decision dated October 14, 2022 and numbered 2022/5339, ruled that the news about Cumhuriyet…
Meral Danyıldız
İstanbul - 2022
Detention of Meral Danyıldız
Following the incidents that erupted between the police and the residents of the Tozkoparan Neighborhood during the demolition as part of an “urban transformation” project on October 14, 2022, journalist…
Faruk Eren
İstanbul - 2022
Faruk Eren – trial for “insulting a public official”
Faruk Eren, the Managing Editor of Gerçek Gündem, and Furkan Karabay, the editor of Gerçek Gündem, faced a lawsuit for “insulting a public official” (as per the Article 125 of…
Can Dündar
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Trials: The Editors-in-Chief on Watch Campaign – Can Dündar
Closed Özgür Gündem newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief on Watch solidarity campaign was launched on May 3, 2016 and ended on August 7, 2016. 56 people joined the campaign. 50 of the attendees…
Sibel Hürtaş
Ankara - 2022
The failure to let Sibel Hürtaş in the Parliament
Having protested the motion known as the censorship law by wearing a black mask at the Parliament, Sibel Hürtaş, the Ankara Chair of the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS), found…
Sayime Başçı
İstanbul - 2022
Raid on Sözcü reporter’s house due to unfounded tip-off
The house of Sayime Başçı, a reporter for Sözcü newspaper, in İstanbul’s Şişli was raided by the police on the night of October 12 on the grounds of a tip-off…
Uğur Dündar
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit against Uğur Dündar for “praising the crime and the criminal”
A lawsuit was filed against journalist Uğur Dündar upon the criminal complaint of Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu. Accepting his complaint as evidence, the İstanbul Beykoz Prosecutor’s Office lodged an…
Halk TV
İstanbul - 2022
“Broadcast suspension” fine on Halk TV by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a “broadcast suspension” fine on Halk TV, which led the program “Sözüm Var” (I Have a Word), normally broadcast twice a week,…
Kafa Radyo
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on Kafa Radyo by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a 3-percent administrative fine on Kafa Radyo radio station due to the remarks of Nihat Sırdar, who criticized İsmail Kahraman during the…
KRT
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on KRT by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a 3-percent administrative fine on KRT TV due to the broadcasts where crime group leader Sedat Peker’s remarks about Serhat Albayrak, the…
Halk TV
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on Halk TV by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed two 3-percent administrative fines on Halk TV due to the broadcasts where crime group leader Sedat Peker’s remarks about Serhat Albayrak, the…
Tele 1
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on Tele1 by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed two 3-percent administrative fines on Tele1 due to the broadcasts where crime group leader Sedat Peker’s remarks about Serhat Albayrak, the Deputy…
Freedom of Expression Association
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to news on access blocks – Freedom of Expression Association
On the grounds of violation of personality rights, two pages published on the website of the Freedom of Expression Association on January 6, 2021 and April 28, 2021 faced an…
General
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to news on President Erdoğan’s former lawyer
On the grounds of “violation of personality rights” and with its decision dated October 5, 2022 and numbered 2022/6831, the İstanbul Anadolu 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace imposed an access…
General
Diyarbakır - 2022
Detention of journalists during news coverage in Diyarbakır
During the demonstration held in Diyarbakır on October 4, 2022 to protest the killing of journalist and academic Nagihan Akarsel, six people, including Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Eylem Akdağ and…
Zişan Kürüm
Ankara - 2022
Police intervention against reporter Zişan Kürüm
Upon the call of the Ankara Women’s Platform after the death of Mahsa Amini, who had been killed by “morality police” in Iran, women wanted to make a statement for…
Hakan Yalçın
Van - 2022
Police intervention against journalist Hakan Yalçın
Covering the protest march to be held by women’s organizations in Van’s Hacıbekir Neighborhood on October 2, 2022 for Mahsa Amini, who had been killed by “morality police” in Iran,…
BirGün
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit for damages by Minister Varank against BirGün newspaper
Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank filed a lawsuit for damages against BirGün newspaper, which had reported on the 208-million-lira tender won by his cousin Sedat Varank. Varan requested…
Dicle Fırat Journalists Association
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to Dicle Fırat Journalists Association’s announcements of rights violations
With the decisions of the İstanbul Anadolu 9th Criminal Judgeship of Peace and the Aydın 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, an access block was imposed on four pieces of content…
Tunahan Turhan
İstanbul - 2019
The lawsuit against ETHA reporter Tunahan Turhan for violating Law No 2911
Police blocked the public statement of HDP Kadıköy District in relation trustee assignments in Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Municipalities while taking ETHA reporter Tunahan Turhan who was following the events,…
