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Cumhuriyet Newspaper
İstanbul
“High scholarship” censorship – Cumhuriyet
The Istanbul 9th Criminal Court of Peace has blocked access to news regarding the large amounts of scholarships received by AKP Istanbul deputies Ravza Kavakçı Kan and Fatma Betül Sayan…
Dicle Müftüoğlu
Ankara - 2023
Dicle Müftüoğlu – detained due to “membership in a terrorist organization”
On April 29, Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) Co-chair Dicle Müftüoğlu and Mezopotamya Agency (MA) editor Sedat Yılmaz were detained as part of an Ankara-based investigation. Müftüoğlu was arrested on…
Can Bursalı
İstanbul - 2020
Lawsuit for damages against Can Bursalı
A lawsuit was filed for non-pecuniary damages of 100 thousand Turkish Lira each against journalists Barış Terkoğlu and Can Bursalı and Independent Turkish, for the former attorney of President Recep…
Orhan Uğuroğlu
2023
Journalists threatened by Süleyman Soylu – Orhan Uğuroğlu
MP and former Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu targeted journalists Tolga Şardan, Saygı Öztürk, Orhan Uğuroğlu and Cengiz Demirel on his social media account regarding the news about him. Sharing screenshots…
Gazete Duvar
Antalya - 2021
Access block to news on entrepreneur Fettah Tamince – Gazete Duvar
On the grounds that they were similar to the news content that faced access blocks by the Antalya 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on July 12, the Access Providers Union…
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
Antalya - 2021
Access block to news on entrepreneur Fettah Tamince – cumhuriyet.com.tr
On the grounds that they were similar to the news content that faced access blocks by the Antalya 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on July 12, the Access Providers Union…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul
A lawsuit was filed against Furkan Karabay for “insulting the President”
A lawsuit has been filed against Furkan Karabay, editor of the Gerçek Gündem news site, on the charges of “insulting the President” (Turkish Criminal Code Article 299). The trial of…
Nagihan Yılkın
İstanbul - 2022
Lawsuit for damages against Cumhuriyet newspaper’s reporter Nagihan Yılkın
An investigation and a lawsuit for damages of 400 thousand lira have been brought against Nagihan Yılkın, a reporter for Cumhuriyet Newspaper, over her news report titled “Network of corruption…
Mustafa Sönmez
İstanbul - 2023
Mustafa Sönmez – Trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
Journalist and economist Mustafa Sönmez will be tried for the fifth time for “insulting the President of the Republic” (TCK 299) due to his posts on his X account. Sönmez,…
İnan Kızılkaya
İstanbul - 2019
A lawsuit against İnan Kızılkaya and Can Dündar with the allegation of insult: İnan Kızılkaya
A lawsuit was filed against Inan Kızılkaya, the former managing editor of Özgür Gündem and Can Dündar, editor-in-chief on Watch campaign supporting the Özgür Gündem Daily, based on the complaints…
Can Dündar
İstanbul - 2019
A lawsuit against İnan Kızılkaya and Can Dündar with the allegation of insult: Can Dündar
A lawsuit was filed against Inan Kızılkaya, the former managing editor of Özgür Gündem and Can Dündar, editor-in-chief on Watch campaign supporting the Özgür Gündem Daily, based on the complaints…
Osman Akın
İstanbul - 2022
Investigation against Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s Managing Editor Osman Akın
On the grounds of their news about the allegations of crime group leader Sedat Peker regarding Turkuvaz Media group’s owner Serhat Albayrak, an investigation was launched against Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s…
Ferhat Çelik
İstanbul - 2022
Investigation against Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Ferhat Çelik
On the grounds of their news about the allegations of crime group leader Sedat Peker regarding Turkuvaz Media group’s owner Serhat Albayrak, an investigation was launched against Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s…
Nazlı Ilıcak
İstanbul
Arrest of Nazlı Ilıcak
Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak was imprisoned after the Court of Appeal approved the sentence of 2 years and 6 months given by the Istanbul 15th Criminal Court of First Instance for…
Xwebûn
Erzurum
Access block to Xwebûn website
The Erzurum 2nd Criminal Court of Peace has blocked access to the news site of the Kurdish-language Xwebun. The court’s decision for “xwebun1.org” did not include any justification for the…
Sultan Eylem Keleş
İstanbul - 2022
Sultan Eylem Keleş – trial for “insulting a public official” and “resisting to prevent fulfillment of duty”
Journalist Sultan Eylem Keleş was taken into custody during the protest of BİMEKS workers in front of Boğaziçi University campus in İstanbul. Eylem later faced a lawsuit for “insulting a…
Sibel Hürtaş
Ankara - 2023
Sibel Hürtaş – “Insult” case opened upon complaint by Brigadier General Subutay Adaş
Sibel Hürtaş wrote an article called “The 624 colonels event” in Artı Gerçek news portal in August 2020. Hürtaş stated in her article that Subutay Adaş, for whom there are…
İsmail Saymaz
İstanbul
Terrorism investigation against journalist İsmail Saymaz
A “terrorism” investigation has been launched against journalist İsmail Saymaz after he wrote about the wife of judge Murat Bircan, who gave the conviction decisions in the Gezi Trial. Saymaz…
Furkan Karabay
İstanbul - 2022
Furkan Karabay – 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…
Barış Pehlivan
İstanbul
1 million TL compensation lawsuit against Barış Pehlivan
Maltepe Mayor Ali Kılıç filed a lawsuit for compensation of 1 million TL against journalist and Cumhuriyet newspaper writer Barış Pehlivan due to his “CHP’li belediyede neler oluyor?” article (January…
Ceren Sözeri
İstanbul - 2019
Suit for damages against columnist Ceren Sözeri
Representative of Turkuaz Media Group Serhat Albayrak has filed a lawsuit against academician and columnist Ceren Sözeri due to her article “Who caused the decrease on Justice and Development Party…
Mustafa Birol Güger
İstanbul
Mustafa Birol Güger – “insulting a public official” case
Following the complaint of former Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Cumhuriyet newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Mustafa Büyüksipahi and Managing Director Mustafa Birol Güger are being tried on the charge of…
Mustafa Büyüksipahi
İstanbul
Mustafa Büyüksipahi – “insulting a public official” case
Following the complaint of former Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Cumhuriyet newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Mustafa Büyüksipahi and Managing Director Mustafa Birol Güger are being tried on the charge of…
Halk TV
İstanbul
“Fake” censorship of Halk TV news
The Istanbul 7th Criminal Court of Peace has blocked access to a news report by Halk TV that drug lord Urfi Çetinkaya, nicknamed “Felçli,” had been contacted by his men…
Baransel Ağca
İstanbul - 2021
Baransel Ağca – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
On the grounds of a social media post of his from the year 2016, an investigation was launched against journalist Baransel Ağca on charge of “insulting the President of the…
Uğur Mumcu
Ankara - 1993
Trial of the murder of Uğur Mumcu
The Umut Trial including also the murder of journalists Uğur Mumcu and Ahmet Taner Kışlalı back in the 90s, has been continuing with the five defendants and the bomber, sought…
Erk Acarer
İstanbul
Erk Acarer – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance continues the trial of journalist Erk Acarer on the allegations of “insulting the President of the Republic” in his article entitled ‘Herkese var,…
Ahmet Sever
İstanbul - 2018
Ahmet Sever – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
An investigation is launched against Ahmet Sever in December 2018 which then became a criminal prosecution. The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of the First Instance tries Ahmet Sever, T24 author…
T24
İstanbul
Investigation against T24 for “violation of confidentiality of judicial investigation” into Sinan Ateş murder
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an ex officio investigation against the T24 website on the grounds of “violating the confidentiality of a judicial investigation” for violating a restraining…
Evrim Kepenek
İstanbul - 2023
“Dissemination of misleading information” lawsuit – Evrim Kepenek
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against Evrim Kepenek, bianet’s women and LGBTI+ news editor. The prosecutor’s office summoned Kepenek to testify on charges of ‘publicly disseminating misleading…
diken.com.tr
Kırşehir
Access ban on news on male violence in Kırşehir – Diken
Elazığ 2nd Criminal Judicature of Peace imposed an access ban on news reports on the killing and subsequent suicide of a special operations police officer in Kırşehir by his wife,…
ArtıGerçek
Kırşehir
Access ban on news on male violence in Kırşehir – Artı Gerçek
Can Ataklı
İstanbul - 2023
Investigation against Can Ataklı for “inciting or insulting the public to hatred and hostility”
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that an investigation has been launched against journalist Can Ataklı, citing statements he made on the X social media platform and other social media…
BirGün
İstanbul
Compensation lawsuit against Birgün Newspaper and reporter İsmail Arı
President Erdoğan’s son-in-law Selçuk Bayraktar and his company Baykar Makina filed a lawsuit against BirGün newspaper and its reporter İsmail Arı for a total of 2 million TL. BirGün Chairman…
Yeşil Gazete
İstanbul
Access ban on news about Mustafa Doğan İnal
Istanbul 3rd Criminal Judicature of Peace ordered the blocking and deletion of several news articles mentioning former Presidential lawyer Mustafa Doğan İnal on the grounds of “violation of personal rights”…
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
Ankara
Access ban on news on “Bataklık” operation
News about the “Bataklık” operation, which was announced as the biggest drug operation in the history of the Republic and brought to the agenda by organized crime leader Sedat Peker,…
BirGün
İstanbul
Six news reports on “corruption” censored
Istanbul 6th Criminal Judicature of Peace imposed an access ban on news reports about President Erdoğan’s lawyer in the context of various irregularities on the grounds of “violation of personal…
Evrensel Daily
Osmaniye
Evrensel Newspaper fined 20 thousand TL in compensation
Osmaniye 2nd Civil Court of First Instance sentenced the Evrensel newspaper, which brought to the agenda the allegations that Public Prosecutor M.B. threatened the doctor who stated that he could…
Sedat Yılmaz
2023
Arrest of Sedat Yılmaz
On April 29, several houses were raided in several cities on the grounds of an Ankara-based investigation. Several people, including Mezopotamia Agency editor Sedat Yılmaz and DFG Co-Chair Dicle Müftüoğlu,…
Ahmet Kanbal
Mardin - 2023
Ahmet Kanbal – “spreading misleading information” case
A lawsuit was filed against journalist Ahmet Kanbal on the charge of “spreading misleading information” (TCK 217/A), citing his social media posts regarding the ballot box, which remained unreported for…
Sibel Hürtaş
Ankara - 2020
Artı TV Ankara correspondent Sibel Hürtaş – trial for “resisting a public official”
The Ankara correspondent of Artı TV, Sibel Hürtaş was taken into custody by police on 3 July 2020 in front of the Parliament as she was covering a sit-in by…
Sema Korkmaz
İstanbul - 2024
Detention of Sema Korkmaz, employee of Demokrat Modernite newspaper
The police, who did not allow the press statement to be held in front of the HEDEP Provincial building in Istanbul Beyoğlu and blockaded the building, detained Jinnews website reporter…
Elfazi Toral
İstanbul - 2024
Jinnews reporter Elfazi Toral detained
The police, who did not allow the press statement to be held in front of the HEDEP Provincial building in Istanbul Beyoğlu and blockaded the building, detained Jinnews website reporter…
İrfan Uçar
Gaziantep
İrfan Uçar was detained for “membership in a organisation”
Journalist İrfan Uçar, who was detained during the raid on his house in Gaziantep’s İslahiye district on the morning of December 6, was released on condition of judicial control after…
Abdurrahman Gök
Diyarbakır - 2023
Arrest of Abdurrahman Gök
On April 25, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) editor Abdurrahman Gök, agency reporters Ahmet Kanbal and Mehmet Şah Oruç, Yeni Yaşam Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Osman Akın, Kurdish weekly Xwebûn newspaper’s concessionaire Kadri Esen,…
Ahmet Altan
İstanbul
Ahmet Altan – trial for “insult”
In the court case heard by the İstanbul Anadolu 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance, journalist Ahmet Altan is standing trial for allegedly insulting the then Court of Cassation President…
Onur Öncü
İzmir
Onur Öncü – “unauthorized recording” trial
Journalist Onur Öncü is on trial for allegedly filming the Deniz Poyraz murder trial. Öncü was acquitted at the first hearing of the case at the Izmir 23rd Criminal Court…
Barış Pehlivan
Ankara - 2023
Barış Pehlivan – trial for “insult”
Barış Pehlivan and Suat Toktaş are on trial for “insulting a public official” following a complaint filed by former HSK member Hamit Kocabey. During the hearing of the case held…
Suat Toktaş
Ankara - 2023
Suat Toktaş – trial for “insult”
Barış Pehlivan and Suat Toktaş are being on trial for “insulting a public official” following a complaint filed by former HSK member Hamit Kocabey. During the hearing of the case…
Tuncay Özdamar
İstanbul - 2023
Tuncay Özdamar – Investigation for “targeting people who took part in the fight against terrorism”
An investigation was launched against Tuncay Özdamar, the director of the WDR Cosmo Turkish media outlet WDR Cosmo, who landed at Esenboğa Airport in Ankara on September 30, 2023 to…
