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Gazete Yolculuk
Hatay - 2022
Access block on Gazete Yolculuk
With the decision of the Hatay 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, an access block has been imposed on Gazete Yolculuk news website (February 8).
Sedef Kabaş
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit for damages by President Erdoğan against Sedef Kabaş
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit for damages against journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been arrested on charge of “insulting the President”, and against Fırat Sakar, the Executive…
Deniz Yücel
İstanbul - 2019
Deniz Yücel is standing trial for insulting a public officer
A lawsuit is filed against Die Welt Newspaper reporter Deniz Yücel allegedly insulting a public officer by a tweet he shared on 20 February 2019. At the first hearing held…
Pınar Gayip
İstanbul - 2022
Pınar Gayıp summoned to give her statement
As per the investigation launched by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office as well as the summary of proceedings issued by the İstanbul Security Directorate, two investigation files were opened…
Nurcan Yalçın
Diyarbakır - 2022
Detention of Nurcan Yalçın
Journalist Nurcan Yalçın was taken into custody in a police raid on her house in Diyarbakır’s Kayapınar in the early morning hours on February 4, 2022. The reason for the…
Cemil Uğur
Van - 2020
MA reporter Cemil Uğur – trial for “membership in a terrorist organization”
In the morning hours on October 6, 2020, the Van Bureau of Mezopotamya Agency (MA) and the houses of several journalists, including those of Jinnews reporters, were raided. MA reporters…
Tele 1
2022
Administrative fine on Tele 1 TV by RTÜK (18 Dakika)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed an administrative fine on TELE 1 TV over the remarks of Merdan Yanardağ during the “18 Dakika” (18 Minutes) program, where he…
Halk TV
2022
Administrative fine on Halk TV by RTÜK (İki Yorum)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed an administrative fine on Halk TV on the grounds that the remarks of Levent Gültekin, who referred to a police officer by…
Hacı Boğatekin
Adıyaman - 2022
Detention of Hacı Boğatekin
As part of an investigation launched into his social media post about İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on August 28, 2021, Gerger Fırat newspaper’s Grant Holder and Editor-in-Chief Hacı Boğatekin…
İzel Sezer
2022
Criminal complaint against İzel Sezer
Mustafa Doğan İnal, the former lawyer of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, filed a criminal complaint against İleri Haber news website’s Editor-in-Chief İzel Sezer. Sezer indicated that the criminal complaint was…
Mustafa Hoş
2022
Threat against Mustafa Hoş
Making statements on a program that he attended on KRT TV on February 2, 2022, journalist Mustafa Hoş announced that trolls were following him, knew the address of his house…
Buse Söğütlü
İstanbul - 2022
Buse Söğütlü – charge of “insulting a public official”
In the trial where journalist Buse Söğütlü was acquitted of “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”, the court board ruled at the end of the hearing that a criminal…
Buse Söğütlü
İstanbul - 2020
Buse Söğütlü – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”
Gazete Yolculuk correspondent Buse Söğütlü is facing a criminal prosecution due to her tweet criticizing Akın Gürlek, the presiding judge the 37th Heavy Criminal Court of İstanbul where the judicial…
Erk Acarer
İstanbul - 2020
The trial against Journalist Erk Acarer due to news on the death of a MİT member
OdaTv News Editor Barış Terkoğlu and journalist Hülya Kılınç, OdaTv editor-in-chief Barış Pehlivan Journalist Murat Ağırel from Yeniçağ Newspaper, Yeni Yaşam Newspaper editor-in-chief Ferhat Çelik, chief editor Aydın Keser was…
Aydın Keser
İstanbul - 2020
Aydın Keser – trial due to news on the death of MIT member
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper editor-in-chief Ferhat Çelik, chief editor Aydın Keser and editor Semiha Alankuş were asked to give their statement regarding the news published covering the funeral of a National…
Ferhat Çelik
İstanbul - 2020
Ferhat Çelik – trial due to news on the death of MIT member
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper editor-in-chief Ferhat Çelik, chief editor Aydın Keser and editor Semiha Alankuş were asked to give their statement regarding the news published covering the funeral of a National…
Barış Terkoğlu
İstanbul - 2020
Barış Terkoğlu – trial due to news on the death of MIT member
Oda TV News Editor Barış Terkoğlu and reporter Hülya Kılınç was taken into custody on 4th of March due to reporting about a National Intelligence Organization (MİT) member who lost his/her…
Özgür Boğatekin
Adıyaman - 2022
Özgür Boğatekin summoned to give his statement
Özgür Boğatekin, the News Director of local Gerger Newspaper based in Adıyaman’s Gerger district, was summoned to give his statement on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” upon a…
Sevda Karaca
Aydın - 2022
Sevda Karaca summoned to give her statement on charges of “insult”, “libel” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
Upon the criminal complaint of Vice Gendarmerie Commander Musa Çitil, an investigation was launched by the Aydın Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Evrensel columnist Sevda Karaca; Karaca was summoned to…
Canan Kaya
2022
Canan Kaya summoned to give her statement
Journalist Canan Kaya announced that she was summoned to depose by two police officers who came to her house on January 31, 2022. Kaya said that she would give her…
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper
2022
Access block to Yeni Yaşam newspaper
An access block has been imposed on the online edition of Yeni Yaşam newspaper as per the decision of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) (January 29).
Xwebûn
2022
Access block to Xwebûn
An access block has been imposed on Xwebûn newspaper, which is published in Kurdish, “as per the decision dated January 28, 2022 and no. 490.05.01.2022-93453 of the Information and Communication…
Deniz Yücel
İstanbul - 2017
Die Welt Correspondent Deniz Yücel’s Trial: “Propandasing for the PKK” and “inciting the public to hatred and animosity”
Deniz Yücel, German Die Welt newspaper’s correspondent in Turkey, was arrested in February 2017 in connection with a probe into the leaked e-mails of Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also…
Etkin News Agency
Diyarbakır - 2022
Access block to ETHA
With the decision of the Diyarbakır 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated January 24, 2022, an access block was imposed on the website of the Etkin News Agency (ETHA) with…
Tele1TV
2022
Administrative fine on Tele 1 TV (Demokrasi Arenası)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a 5-percent administrative fine and 5-time program suspension on TELE1 TV on the grounds that journalist Sedef Kabaş’s remarks during the “Demokrasi…
Fox TV
2022
Fine on FOX TV by RTÜK (FOX Main News Bulletin)
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a 3-percent administrative fine on FOX TV on the grounds that anchor Selçuk Tepeli’s criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “impeded the…
Aytaç Öztürk
Zonguldak - 2022
Detention of Pusula Newspaper’s reporter Aytaç Öztürk
Aytaç Öztürk, a reporter for the Zonguldak-based Pusula Newspaper, was detained from his house late at night on the grounds that he shared the news of Public Prosecutor Onur Özgül,…
Alican Uludağ
2022
Threat against Alican Uludağ on social media
Alican Uludağ, a reporter for Deutsche Welle (DW) Türkçe, was targeted by the pro-AKP accounts on Twitter following his news revealing that judge Furkan Bilgehan Ertem, who signed the ruling…
Can Uğur
İstanbul - 2022
Detention of Can Uğur – allegation of “insulting the President of the Republic”
BirGün journalist Can Uğur was taken into custody on charge of “insulting the President of the Republic” at the İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on January 18, 2022. Uğur was released…
Meşale Tolu
İstanbul - 2017
Meşale Tolu – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”
Charged with “being members of a terrorist organization” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”, 27 people including Etkin News Agency (ETHA) reporter and translator Meşale Tolu had their ninth hearing…
Tuba Apaydın
İstanbul - 2022
Journalists detained during protest for Enes Kara – Tuba Apaydın
University students held a protest demonstration for Enes Kara, a university student who took his life due to the pressure that he had faced at the dorm of a religious…
Yadigar Aygün
İstanbul - 2022
Journalists detained during protest for Enes Kara – Yadigar Aygün
University students held a protest demonstration for Enes Kara, a university student who took his life due to the pressure that he had faced at the dorm of a religious…
Faik Akgün
Elazığ - 2022
Dismissal of Faik Akgün
Faik Akgün, the managing editor of Günışığı Newspaper in Elazığ, was removed from office. The newspaper reported on the death of medical student Enes Kara, who took his life due…
Tele 1
Ankara - 2022
Access block to news on Enes Kara – Tele 1
Upon the application of Enes Kara’s father Mehmet Kara and with the decisions of the İskenderun 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on January 13, 2022 and the Ankara 8th Criminal…
Halk TV
Ankara - 2022
Access block to news on Enes Kara – Halk TV
Upon the application of Enes Kara’s father Mehmet Kara and with the decisions of the İskenderun 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on January 13, 2022 and the Ankara 8th Criminal…
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
Ankara - 2022
Access block to news on Enes Kara – Cumhuriyet
Upon the application of Enes Kara’s father Mehmet Kara and with the decisions of the İskenderun 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on January 13, 2022 and the Ankara 8th Criminal…
Sol Haber
Ankara - 2022
Access block to news on Enes Kara – SoL
Upon the application of Enes Kara’s father Mehmet Kara and with the decisions of the İskenderun 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on January 13, 2022 and the Ankara 8th Criminal…
BirGün
Ankara - 2022
Access block to news on Enes Kara – BirGün
Upon the application of Enes Kara’s father Mehmet Kara and with the decisions of the İskenderun 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on January 13, 2022 and the Ankara 8th Criminal…
Oktay Candemir
Van - 2022
Threat against Oktay Candemir
Reporting on the allegations of sexual abuse of village guards against children, journalist Oktay Candemir announced on social media that he was receiving death threats from the related groups. Candemir…
Etkin News Agency
Diyarbakır - 2022
Access block on ETHA
An access block has been imposed on the website of the Etkin News Agency (ETHA) by the decision of the Diyarbakır 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated January 12, 2022…
İskender Karaman
Hakkari - 2021
İskender Karaman – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
A lawsuit has been filed against journalist İskender Karaman on the grounds that he allegedly “propagandized for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)” with his articles on Yüksekova Haber news website,…
Selman Keleş
Van - 2017
The correspondent for now-shuttered Dicle Haber Ajansı Selman Keleş is on trial for “membership in a terrorist organisation”
dihaber correspondent Selman Keleş and Arif Aslan are standing trial at the 5th High Criminal Court of Van for “membership in a terrorist organisation”. dihaber correspondent Selman Keleş has been…
Merdan Yanardağ
Mardin - 2020
Allegation of “violating the confidentiality of the investigation” – Merdan Yanardağ
Having reported on the arrest of nine people, including soldiers, in Mardin’s Nusaybin on charge of “bribery and smuggling of migrants”, journalists Ahmet Kanbal, Merdan Yanardağ and Murat Taylan were…
Ahmet Kanbal
Mardin - 2020
Allegation of “violating the confidentiality of the investigation” – Ahmet Kanbal
Having reported on the arrest of nine people, including soldiers, in Mardin’s Nusaybin on charge of “bribery and smuggling of migrants”, journalists Ahmet Kanbal, Merdan Yanardağ and Murat Taylan were…
Murat Taylan
Mardin - 2020
Allegation of “violating the confidentiality of the investigation” – Murat Taylan
Having reported on the arrest of nine people, including soldiers, in Mardin’s Nusaybin on charge of “bribery and smuggling of migrants”, journalists Ahmet Kanbal, Merdan Yanardağ and Murat Taylan were…
Muhammed Enes Sezgin
İstanbul - 2021
Detention of Muhammet Enes Sezgin
Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Muhammet Enes Sezgin and Mahmut Altuntaş were taken into custody while they were covering the demonstration at İstiklal Avenue in protest against the Kadıköy Sub-Governor’s Office’s…
Mahmut Altuntaş
İstanbul - 2021
Detention of Mahmut Altuntaş
Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Muhammet Enes Sezgin and Mahmut Altuntaş were taken into custody while they were covering the demonstration at İstiklal Avenue in protest against the Kadıköy Sub-Governor’s Office’s…
Hayri Demir
2022
Threat against Hayri Demir
Journalist Hayri Demir was threatened with death on social media on January 6, 2022. Demir said that he had filed a criminal complaint about similar threats before but the prosecutor’s…
Nazan Sala
Van - 2020
Nazan Sala – trial for “membership in a terrorist organization”
In the morning hours on October 6, 2020, the Van Bureau of Mezopotamya Agency (MA) and the houses of several journalists, including those of Jinnews reporters, were raided. MA reporters…
Şehriban Abi
Van - 2020
Jinnews reporter Şehriban Abi – trial for “membership in a terrorist organization”
In the morning hours on October 6, 2020, the Van Bureau of Mezopotamya Agency (MA) and the houses of several journalists, including those of Jinnews reporters, were raided. MA reporters…
