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Yılmaz Özdil
İstanbul - 2022
1-million-lira lawsuit against Yılmaz Özdil
Mehmet Cengiz, the Chairperson of the Cengiz Holding’s Board of Directors, filed a lawsuit for damages against journalist Yılmaz Özdil for his column titled “I am announcing my candidate who…
Barış Terkoğlu
İstanbul - 2022
Investigation against Barış Terkoğlu
An investigation was launched against journalists Barış Pehlivan and Barış Terkoğlu, for pointing out allegations of “corruption in the judiciary” in their book Cendere. A total of 34 criminal and…
Barış Pehlivan
İstanbul - 2022
Investigation against Barış Pehlivan
An investigation was launched against journalists Barış Pehlivan and Barış Terkoğlu, for pointing out allegations of “corruption in the judiciary” in their book Cendere. A total of 34 criminal and…
Reyhan Çapan
İstanbul - 2021
Reyhan Çapan – trial for “publishing in such a way to disclose the identities of victims or perpetrators of crimes under the age of 18 or to make them identifiable”
A lawsuit was filed against shutdown Özgür Gündem newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Eren Keskin and Managing Editor Reyhan Çapan on charge of “publishing in such a way to disclose the identities of…
Cemal Kaşıkçı
İstanbul - 2018
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor
On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based journalist walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and he was never heard from again after he entered the Consulate. He was…
Ruken Tuncel
İstanbul - 2022
Ruken Tuncel summoned to give her statement
bianet reporter Ruken Tuncel gave her statement upon the criminal complaint of Prof. Ülkü Özbey, a faculty member of Munzur University. Submitting a criminal complaint to the Tunceli Chief Public…
Eylem Emel Yılmaz
İstanbul - 2022
Harasment against Eylem Emel Yılmaz
Freelance reporter Eylem Emel Yıldız, who works for institutions such as Al-Monitor and Yeşil Gazete also announced that she was harassed. “There is a pervert who is harassing me from…
Seyhan Avşar
İstanbul - 2022
Threat against journalist Seyhan Avşar
Seyhan Avşar, a reporter for Halk TV’s web portal, has announced that she was threatened after reporting on the testimony of a “hired gun” working for Alaattin Çakıcı, a convicted…
Hale Gönültaş
Ankara - 2022
Threat against journalist Hale Gönültaş
Hale Gönültaş, a reporter for kısadalga.net news website, reported on a video where a woman from ISIS who had been detained in a raid in İstanbul last year threatened people…
BirGün
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit for damages against BirGün
Selçuk Bayraktar and his brother Haluk Bayraktar applied to the court on September 22 last year and demanded a total of 250 thousand liras in damages for the news titled…
Seda Taşkın
Ankara - 2022
Threat against Seda Taşkın
Journalist Seda Taşkın announced from her Twitter account that she was threatened on social media. In her post, Taşkın said, “I am openly threatened by the account named @Teknotell_vodafone from…
Etkin News Agency
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to ETHA’s Twitter account
Etkin News Agency’s (ETHA) Twitter account @etkinhaberetha has been blocked by a court order. No information was given on the reason for blocking ETHA’s Twitter account, which is used to…
Etkin News Agency
Diyarbakır - 2022
Access block on ETHA
An access block has been imposed on Etkin News Agency (ETHA) on the grounds of “protection of national security and public safety” with the decision of Diyarbakır 4th Criminal Judgeship…
Flash TV
İstanbul
RTÜK fines Flash TV – (for broadcasting statements about Gezi Trial)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has issued fines on TV outlets Halk TV, KRT, TELE 1, and Flash Haber because of broadcasting comments about the verdict in the…
KRT
İstanbul - 2022
RTÜK fines KRT – (for broadcasting statements about Gezi Trial)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has issued fines on TV outlets Halk TV, KRT, TELE 1, and Flash Haber because of broadcasting comments about the verdict in the…
Tele 1
İstanbul
RTÜK fines TELE 1 – (for broadcasting statements about Gezi Trial)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has issued fines on TV outlets Halk TV, KRT, TELE 1, and Flash Haber because of broadcasting comments about the verdict in the…
Halk TV
İstanbul
RTÜK fines HALK TV – (for broadcasting statements about Gezi Trial)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has issued fines on TV outlets Halk TV, KRT, TELE 1, and Flash Haber because of broadcasting comments about the verdict in the…
BirGün
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to 3 articles in Yeniçağ and BirGün
Some articles by writer Murat Ağırel’s series titled “Turkey in the grip of drugs” and “Turkey’s Narcos”, from Yeniçağ newspaper, and an article by BirGün newspaper’s columnist Timur Soykan, titled…
Yeniçağ Gazetesi
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to 3 articles in Yeniçağ and BirGün
Some articles by writer Murat Ağırel’s series titled “Turkey in the grip of drugs” and “Turkey’s Narcos”, from Yeniçağ newspaper, and an article by BirGün newspaper’s columnist Timur Soykan, titled…
Nevşin Mengü
İstanbul - 2022
Nevşin Mengü’s being targetted and threatened
Journalists Burcu Karakaş, Nevşin Mengü, and lawyer İpek Maya Saygın were targeted and threatened over the Zafer Party’s post targeting refugee women (May 4).
Burcu Karakaş
İstanbul - 2022
Burcu Karakaş’s being targetted and threatened
Journalists Burcu Karakaş, Nevşin Mengü, and lawyer İpek Maya Saygın were targeted and threatened over Zafer Party’s post targeting refugee women (May 4).
Buse Söğütlü
İstanbul - 2022
Detention of Buse Söğütlü
Covering news in İstiklal Avenue in İstanbul’s Taksim on May 1st, Buse Söğütlü, a reporter for Yolculuk Newspaper, was detained. Söğütlü was released following her deposition at the police station…
Mustafa Sönmez
İstanbul - 2019
Mustafa Sönmez – trial for “violation of Capital Market Law”
Journalists Karakaya and Yalınkılıç reported on the economic crisis in 2018. Now they and 35 others, including journalists and economists, who commented on the article face jail terms for “trying…
Merdan Yanardağ
İstanbul - 2019
Merdan Yanardağ – trial for “violation of Capital Market Law”
Journalists Karakaya and Yalınkılıç reported on the economic crisis in 2018. Now they and 35 others, including journalists and economists, who commented on the article face jail terms for “trying…
Sedef Kabaş
İstanbul - 2019
Sedef Kabaş – trial for “violation of Capital Market Law”
Journalists Karakaya and Yalınkılıç reported on the economic crisis in 2018. Now they and 35 others, including journalists and economists, who commented on the article face jail terms for “trying…
Kerim Karakaya
İstanbul - 2019
Kerim Karakaya – trial for “violation of Capital Market Law”
Journalists Karakaya and Yalınkılıç reported on the economic crisis in 2018. Now they and 35 others, including journalists and economists, who commented on the article face jail terms for “trying…
Fercan Yalçınkılıç
İstanbul - 2019
Fercan Yalçınkılıç – trial for “violation of Capital Market Law”
Journalists Karakaya and Yalınkılıç reported on the economic crisis in 2018. Now they and 35 others, including journalists and economists, who commented on the article face jail terms for “trying…
Umut Taştan
İstanbul - 2022
Detention of Umut Taştan
Upon the call of the Taksim Solidarity, hundreds of people gathered in Beyoğlu on April 26 to protest the convictions in the Gezi trial. During the protests, 12 people, including…
Özgür Gelecek
İstanbul - 2022
Access block to Özgür Gelecek
The Sakarya 1st Penal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on the website of Özgür Gelecek newspaper, http://ozgurgelecek36.net. The access block was announced on the Twitter account of…
Can Dündar
İstanbul - 2018
Can Dündar – Gezi Park trial
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of Terror and Organized Crimes, launched an investigation against Can Dündar claiming that he was “trying to agitate and guide people”, “encouraging members of terror…
Derya Okatan
Ankara - 2021
Derya Okatan – trial for “successively propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
Upon a tip-off to the Ankara Provincial Security Directorate, journalist Derya Okatan faced an investigation over the news posted on the Twitter and Facebook accounts of the Etkin News Agency…
AMED Radyo TV
Diyarbakır - 2022
Administrative fine on AMED Radyo TV by RTÜK
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed an administrative fine of 12,804 Turkish Lira (TRY) on the AMED Radyo TV, which does terrestrial broadcasting in Diyarbakır, on the grounds…
Rüstem Batum
İstanbul
Journalist Rüstem Batum – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
Facing a lawsuit on charge of “insulting the President of the Republic”, Rüstem Batum is standing trial at the İstanbul 41st Criminal Court of First Instance. The lawsuit has been…
Halk TV
Ankara - 2022
Broadcast ban on Halk TV
The Governor’s Office of Ankara and the relevant sub-governor’s office did not allow the live broadcast of the “Görkemli Hatıralar” (Magnificent Memories) program of Halk TV planned to be made…
Kadri Esen
Diyarbakır - 2022
Detention of Xwebûn Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Kadri Esen
In house raids conducted in Diyarbakır on April 15, 2022, several people, including Kadri Esen, the Grant Holder of the Zwebûn newspaper published in Kurdish, and journalist Ali Koçer were…
İsmail Saymaz
İstanbul - 2022
İsmail Saymaz – trial for “insult”
Journalist İsmail Saymaz was summoned to give his statement after he wrote that Büreyde Öncel, who is one of the followers of Ubeydullah El Kadiri and opened an unregistered dervish…
Eren Keskin
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Main Trial: Eren Keskin
Özgür Gündem newspaper was shut down on 16 August 2016 by the decision of Istanbul 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace. Subsequent to this decision journalists and executives of the newspaper…
İnan Kızılkaya
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Main Trial: İnan Kızılkaya
Özgür Gündem newspaper was shut down on 16 August 2016 by the decision of Istanbul 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace. Following, many newspaper employees, the managing editor of the newspaper,…
Zana Bilir Kaya
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Main Trial: Zana Bilir Kaya
Özgür Gündem newspaper was shut down on 16 August 2016 by the decision of Istanbul 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace. On the same day, many newspaper employees, including the co-editor…
Kemal Sancılı
İstanbul - 2016
Özgür Gündem Main Trial: Grant Holder Kemal Sancılı
Özgür Gündem newspaper was shut down on 16 August 2016 by the decision of Istanbul 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace. The newspaper’s grant holder, Kemal Sancılı, was taken into custody…
Rabia Çetin
İzmir - 2022
Investigation against journalist Rabia Çetin
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against journalist Rabia Çetin on charge of “marking counter-terrorism officials as a target” as per the Article 6/1 of the Anti-Terror…
Ali Ergin Demirhan
İstanbul - 2019
Lawsuit for damages against sendika.org editor Ali Ergin Demirhan
A lawsuit for damages was filed by Turkey’s state channel TRT against journalist Ali Ergin Demirhan over his news report published by sendika.org on July 8, 2021 with the title…
Hasan Cemal
İstanbul - 2021
Hasan Cemal – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office Press Crimes Bureau launched an investigation against T24 news website’s columnist Hasan Cemal on charge of “insulting the President of the Republic” over his…
Ferhat Parlak
Diyarbakır - 2022
Investigation against Ferhat Parlak – allegations of “insult” and “marking as a target”
Having reported on a child who had fallen into a sewage hole which did not have a cover in Diyarbakır’s Silvan district, journalist Ferhat Parlak was faced with a criminal…
Sedef Kabaş
İstanbul - 2021
Lawsuit for damages against Sedef Kabaş
On the grounds of a social media post regarding the news about the “tax evasion” of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak and his brother Serhat Albayrak, journalist Sedef Kabaş…
Etkin News Agency
Diyarbakır - 2022
Access block to ETHA
As per the decision no. 2022/2017 of the Diyarbakır 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on April 6, 2022, an access block was imposed on the website of the Etkin News…
Tele 1
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on Tele 1 by RTÜK – News about child abuse case
On the grounds that they had reported on incidents of child abuse at a Quran Course affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Erzurum, the Radio and Television Supreme…
KRT
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on KRT by RTÜK – News about child abuse case
On the grounds that they had reported on incidents of child abuse at a Quran Course affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Erzurum, the Radio and Television Supreme…
Halk TV
İstanbul - 2022
Administrative fine on Halk TV by RTÜK – News about child abuse case
On the grounds that they had reported on incidents of child abuse at a Quran Course affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Erzurum, the Radio and Television Supreme…
JinNews
Diyarbakır - 2022
Access block to JinNews
As per the decision no. 2022/1527 of the Diyarbakır 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on April 1, 2022, an access block was imposed on the website of JinNews on the…
