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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
Trial against BirGün staff 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…
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…
Yıldız Tar
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists arrested in HDK investigation – Yıldız Tar
18–22 February 2025 As part of an investigation into the Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), journalist Yıldız Tar was taken into custody on the morning of 18 February along with around…
Elif Akgül
İstanbul - 2025
Journalists arrested in HDK investigation – Elif Akgül
18–22 February 2025 As part of an investigation into the Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), journalist Elif Akgül was taken into custody on the morning of 18 February along with around…
Hayri Tunç
İstanbul - 2025
Journalist arrested for covering protests in Istanbul – Hayri Tunç
25–26 March 2025 Following the detention and arrest of İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, mass protests erupted across the city. Journalist Hayri Tunç was arrested in a police raid on his…
Zeynep Kuray
İstanbul - 2025
Journalist arrested for covering protests in Istanbul – Zeynep Kuray
25–26 March 2025 Following the detention and arrest of İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, mass protests erupted across the city. Journalist Zeynep Kuray was arrested in a police raid on her…
Yasin Akgül
İstanbul - 2025
Arrest of journalists covering protests in Istanbul – Yasin Akgül
25–26 March 2025 Following the detention and arrest of İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, mass protests erupted across the city. AFP correspondent Yasin Akgül was arrested in a police raid on…
Bülent Kılıç
İstanbul - 2025
Arrest of journalists covering protests in Istanbul – Bülent Kılıç
25–26 March 2025 Following the detention and arrest of İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, mass protests erupted across the city. Photojournalist Bülent Kılıç was arrested in a police raid on his…
Ali Onur Tosun
İstanbul - 2025
Arrest of journalists covering protests in Istanbul – Ali Onur Tosun
25–26 March 2025 Following the detention and arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, mass protests erupted across the city. NOW TV correspondent Ali Onur Tosun, who was…
Joakim Medin
İstanbul - 2025
The arrest of Swedish journalist on charges of insulting the President – Joakim Medin
28 March 2025 Joakim Medin, a correspondent for Dagens ETC, who had come to Turkey to cover the protests that erupted following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor…
Joakim Medin
İstanbul - 2025
The arrest of Swedish journalist on charges of membership in an armed organisation – Joakim Medin
28 March 2025 Joakim Medin, a correspondent for Dagens ETC, who had come to Turkey to cover the protests that erupted following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,…
Evrensel Daily
İzmir - 2025
Armed attack on Evrensel’s İzmir office
12 August 2024 Evrensel newspaper’s İzmir office was attacked with gunfire during the night of 12 to 13 August. The office was empty at the time of the attack. The…
İsmail Arı
İstanbul - 2024
Compensation lawsuit over BirGün report – İsmail Arı
14 October 2024 Mustafa Doğan İnal, a former lawyer of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, filed a moral compensation lawsuit of 100,000 Turkish Lira against BirGün reporter İsmail Arı and the…
Timur Soykan
İstanbul - 2024
Compensation case over “Halkbank” report – Timur Soykan
12 December 2024 The İstanbul Anatolian 6th Commercial Court of First Instance began proceedings against investigative journalist Timur Soykan and BirGün newspaper in a compensation lawsuit of 1 million Turkish…
Gözde Bedeloğlu
İstanbul - 2024
Sentence for “insulting an MHP MP” – Gözde Bedeloğlu
12 November 2023 The İstanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced BirGün columnist Gözde Bedeloğlu to a judicial fine of 7,080 Turkish Lira on charges of “insulting a public…
Melisa Gülbaş
İstanbul - 2024
Trial over Boğaziçi report – Melisa Gülbaş
14 November 2024 The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance continued the trial of Melisa Gülbaş, a former reporter for Gerçek Gündem. The case was filed following a complaint…
Ahmet Sever
İstanbul - 2024
Acquittal in “Aktrol” case – Ahmet Sever
22 November 2024 Journalist Ahmet Sever, former chief press advisor to the 11th President Abdullah Gül, was acquitted in a retrial before the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul - 2024
Trial on charges of insulting the President – Furkan Karabay
13 December 2024 Journalist Furkan Karabay is on trial before the 74th Criminal Court of First Instance of Istanbul on charges of “insulting the President” through a series of social…
KAOSGL
İstanbul - 2025
Access ban on Kaos GL’s Instagram account
19 August 2025 The Instagram account of the LGBTQ+ news portal KaosGL.org, published under the Kaos GL Association, has been blocked from access in Turkey. Previously, the website KaosGL.org and…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul - 2024
Acquittal in case with 11 days of detention – Furkan Karabay
1 October 2024 Furkan Karabay, former editor of the news website Gerçek Gündem, was acquitted by the Istanbul 24th High Criminal Court. Karabay had spent 11 days in pre-trial detention…
Ali Duran Topuz
Diyarbakır - 2024
Acquittal in “targeting” case – Ali Duran Topuz
7 November 2024 Ali Duran Topuz, editor-in-chief of the news website Artı Gerçek, was acquitted by the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court. Topuz had been prosecuted for a report on…
Evrim Kepenek
İstanbul - 2024
Trial over “sexual abuse” report – Evrim Kepenek
1 October 2024 Evrim Kepenek, a reporter for Bianet, has gone on trial before the Istanbul Büyükçekmece 9th Criminal Court of First Instance on charges of “violating the confidentiality of…
Bahadır Özgür
İstanbul - 2024
Trial over “criticism of the state” – Bahadır Özgür
1 October 2024 Journalist and writer Bahadır Özgür is facing trial over a speech he delivered on 2 October 2022 at the Mudanya Book Fair. During the event, Özgür referred…
