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Ceyda Karan
İstanbul
Ceyda Karan – charge of “insult”
A lawsuit was filed against Ceyda Karan, a writer for daily Cumhuriyet, demanding up to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment, for she has allegedly insulted Taha Ün nicknamed…
Cem Küçük
İstanbul - 2017
A criminal complaint against Cem Küçük by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of CHP
The leader of CHP has filed a complaint against journalist Cem Küçük for “provoking the public to hatred and hostility” in April 2017 over his tweet in which Küçük was…
Diren Keser
Mersin - 2017
Detention of Diren Keser
Diren Keser, a reporter for Pir news agency, was taken into custody in Mersin and released 14 days after with judicial control measures on February 16, 2017. At the final…
Habibe Eren
Ankara - 2017
Detention of Habibe Eren
Jin News reporters Duygu Erol and Habibe Eren, editor of Jin News Sibel Yükler and reporters for Mezopotamya News Agency, Selman Güzelyüz and Diren Yurtsever were taken into custody in…
Diren Yurtsever
Ankara - 2017
Detention of Diren Yurtsever
Jin News reporters Duygu Erol and Habibe Eren, editor of Jin News Sibel Yükler and reporters for Mezopotamya News Agency, Selman Güzelyüz and Diren Yurtsever were taken into custody in…
Duygu Erol
Ankara - 2017
Detention of Duygu Erol
Jin News reporters Duygu Erol and Habibe Eren, editor of Jin News Sibel Yükler and reporters for Mezopotamya News Agency, Selman Güzelyüz and Diren Yurtsever were taken into custody in…
Sibel Yükler
Ankara - 2017
Detention of Sibel Yükler
Jin News reporters Duygu Erol and Habibe Eren, editor of Jin News Sibel Yükler and reporters for Mezopotamya News Agency, Selman Güzelyüz and Diren Yurtsever were taken into custody in…
Selman Güzelyüz
Ankara - 2017
Detention of Selman Güzelyüz
Jin News reporters Duygu Erol and Habibe Eren, editor of Jin News Sibel Yükler and reporters for Mezopotamya News Agency, Selman Güzelyüz and Diren Yurtsever were taken into custody in…
Fatih Polat
Ankara - 2018
Fatih Polat – charge of “complicity”
The case brought against Evrensel daily newspaper correspondents to Ankara Cem Gurbetoğlu, Tamer Arda Erşin, Evrensel Editor-in-Chief Fatih Polat, Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Kemal Göktaş and then Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar…
Cem Gurbetoğlu
Ankara - 2018
Cem Gurbetoğlu – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”
The case brought against Evrensel daily newspaper correspondents to Ankara Cem Gurbetoğlu, Tamer Arda Erşin, Evrensel Editor-in-Chief Fatih Polat, Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Kemal Göktaş and then Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar…
Tamer Arda Erşin
Ankara - 2018
Tamer Arda Erşin – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”
The case brought against Evrensel daily newspaper correspondents to Ankara Cem Gurbetoğlu, Tamer Arda Erşin, Evrensel Editor-in-Chief Fatih Polat, Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Kemal Göktaş and then Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar…
Kemal Göktaş
Ankara - 2018
Kemal Göktaş – trial for “marking a counterterrorism official as a target”
The case brought against Evrensel daily newspaper correspondents to Ankara Cem Gurbetoğlu, Tamer Arda Erşin, Evrensel Editor-in-Chief Fatih Polat, Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Kemal Göktaş and then Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar…
Cansu Çamlıbel
2017
Cansu Çamlıbel’s news prevented from being published
Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk has a made a statement following the allegations that the interview Hürriyet newspaper’s representative to Washington Cansu Çamlıbel made with him was censored and not…
Ergin Çağlar
Mersin - 2019
Ergin Çağlar – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
Journalist Ergin Çağlar, a reporter for the Mezopotamya Agency (MA) based in the province of Mersin, has been taken into custody in Mersin Courthouse on August 16 as there was…
Abbas Yalçın
İstanbul - 2016
Abbas Yalçın – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
The-then editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper Can Dündar and its responsible manager, Abbas Yalçın have been standing trial for “insulting the President of the Republic” by the 2nd Criminal Court of First…
Can Dündar
İstanbul - 2016
Trial in which Can Dündar is being tried for “insulting the President of the Republic”
The-then editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper Can Dündar and its responsible manager, Abbas Yalçın have been standing trial for “insulting the President of the Republic” by the 2nd Criminal Court of First…
Can Dündar
Ankara - 2018
Can Dündar – charge of “complicity”
The case brought against Evrensel daily newspaper correspondents to Ankara Cem Gurbetoğlu, Tamer Arda Erşin, Evrensel Editor-in-Chief Fatih Polat, Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Kemal Göktaş and then Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar…
Özer Akdemir
İzmir - 2019
Investigation against Özer Akdemir on “Provoking the Public to Hatred, Hostility or Degrading”
An investigation was launched against Evrensel Daily İzmir Province Representative journalist Özer Akdemir with the allegation of provoking the public to hatred, hostility or degrading. According to the testimony he…
İshak Yasul
İstanbul - 2017
İshak Yasul – 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…
Kenan Kırkaya
İstanbul - 2017
Kenan Kırkaya – trial for 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…
Özgür Paksoy
İstanbul - 2017
Özgür Paksoy – 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…
Selman Keleş
İstanbul - 2017
Selman Keleş – 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…
Seda Taşkın
Muş - 2017
Seda Taşkın – trial for “aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member” and “propagandizing for PKK”
Detained on December 20, 2017 in Muş and released on probation, Mezopotamya Agency reporter Seda Taşkın was arrested in Ankara again on January 22, 2018. Taşkın’s lawyer Ebru Akkal said…
Fatih Polat
İstanbul - 2019
Fatih Polat – trial for “publicizing the contents of communication”
The accusation stemmed from a news story published in Evrensel in February 2010 — when Polat was the responsible managing editor of the daily. The story was about leaked tapes…
Halil İbrahim Erbil
Gaziantep - 2019
Journalist Halil İbrahim Erbil on Trial for “propagandising for a terrorist organisation”
Halil İbrahim Erbil, a freelance journalist working in France, is accused of “making terrorist propaganda” and “Threat” over a complaint filed by Gaziantep city mayor Fatma Şahin. Erbil is facing…
Ali Özken
İstanbul - 2019
Akit TV program officer Ali Özken is on trial for the charge of “publicly insulting Atatürk”
Akit TV program officer Ali Özken was tried for publicly insulting Atatürk by the 5th Criminal Court of First Instance. He was facing up to 4 years and 6 months…
Yasin Kobulan
İstanbul - 2017
Yasin Kobulan – investigation for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
On January 2017, a criminal investigation was opened against Kobulan due to his social media posts containing links of news during the curfews in the eastern and southeastern provinces of…
Ali Bayramoğlu
İstanbul - 2018
Threat against Ali Bayramoğlu by Alaattin Çakıcı
The convicted of leading organized crime organization, Alaattin Çakıcı, who was visited by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahçeli, has threatened six writers for daily Karar over their…
Mehmet Aydın
İstanbul - 2018
Threat against Mehmet Aydın by Alaattin Çakıcı
The convicted of leading organized crime organization, Alaattin Çakıcı, who was visited by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahçeli, has threatened six writers for daily Karar over their…
Akif Beki
İstanbul - 2018
Threat against Akif Beki by Alaattin Çakıcı
The convicted of leading organized crime organization, Alaattin Çakıcı, who was visited by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahçeli, has threatened six writers for daily Karar over their…
Etyen Mahçupyan
İstanbul - 2018
Threat against Etyen Mahçupyan by Alaattin Çakıcı
The convicted of leading organized crime organization, Alaattin Çakıcı, who was visited by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahçeli, has threatened six writers for daily Karar over their…
Gürbüz Özaltınlı
İstanbul - 2018
Threat against Gürbüz Özaltınlı by Alaattin Çakıcı
The convicted of leading organized crime organization, Alaattin Çakıcı, who was visited by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahçeli, has threatened six writers for daily Karar over their…
Hakan Albayrak
İstanbul - 2018
Threat against Hakan Albayrak by Alaattin Çakıcı
The convicted of leading organized crime organization, Alaattin Çakıcı, who was visited by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahçeli, has threatened six writers for daily Karar over their…
Şule Büyükçizmeci
İstanbul - 2017
Detention of Şule Büyükçizmeci
Journalists Nuh Gönültaş, Mehmet Gündem, Şule Büyükçizmeci and Bekir Özdemir were taken in custody on November 1, 2017 in the scope of the investigation into the now-closed Journalists and Writers…
Nuh Gönültaş
İstanbul - 2017
Detention of Nuh Gönültaş
Journalists Nuh Gönültaş, Mehmet Gündem, Şule Büyükçizmeci and Bekir Özdemir were taken in custody on November 1, 2017 in the scope of the investigation into the now-closed Journalists and Writers…
Bekir Özdemir
İstanbul - 2017
Detention of former writer for now-shuttered daily Zaman, Bekir Özdemir
Journalists Nuh Gönültaş, Mehmet Gündem, Şule Büyükçizmeci and Bekir Özdemir were taken in custody on November 1, 2017 in the scope of the investigation into the now-closed Journalists and Writers…
Metin Bekiroğlu
Diyarbakır
Metin Bekiroğlu – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
The reporter Metin Bekiroğlu for the closed Dicle News Agency (DİHA) is standing on a trial at the Diyarbakır 9th Heavy Penal Court over his social media articles for “propagandising…
Mehmet Ali Ertaş
Diyarbakır - 2017
Mehmet Ali Ertaş – trial for “openly degrading the state”, “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
The Diyarbakır 9th Heavy Penal Court sentenced Mezopotamya Agency (MA) editor, Mehmet Ali Ertaş to 1 year and 3 months of imprisonment for “Degrading Turkish Nation, State of Turkish Republic,…
Bizim FM
2017
Constitutional Court – Decision on Bizim FM
On August 19, 2017, the Constitutional Court decided that the rejection of the request for a rebroadcasting of Bizim FM radio had failed to ensure effective pluralism of the media…
Beyaz TV
İstanbul - 2018
Administrative fine on Beyaz TV by RTÜK
RTÜK issued an administrative fine to Beyaz TV for “publicly degrading the religious values of a section of the public” on August 15, 2018 on the grounds that Kenan Oktar,…
Bülent Özdoğan
İstanbul - 2019
Bülent Özdoğan – lawsuit filed by Kayseri Mayor
The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced the former managing editors of Cumhuriyet newspaper Faruk Eren and Bülent Özdoğan to pay a total of 84 thousand TL although…
Faruk Eren
İstanbul - 2019
Faruk Eren – lawsuit filed by Kayseri Mayor
The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced the former managing editors of Cumhuriyet newspaper Faruk Eren and Bülent Özdoğan to pay a total of 84 thousand TL although…
Fatih Portakal
İstanbul - 2019
Fatih Portakal – investigation for “membership of FETÖ”
The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against Fox TV anchor Fatih Portakal for being allegedly a member to a terrorist organization due to texting with Ekrem…
Reyhan Çapan
İstanbul - 2019
Judicial fine on Reyhan Çapan
On March 7, Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First instance sentences Former Editor-In-Chief Eren Keskin and former managing editor Reyhan Çapan to fines of TL 10416 (7 March) due to…
Eren Keskin
İstanbul - 2019
Judicial fine on Eren Keskin
On March 7, Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First instance sentences Former Editor-In-Chief Eren Keskin and former managing editor Reyhan Çapan to fines of TL 10416 (7 March) due to…
Tagesspiegel
İstanbul - 2019
Tagesspiegel correspondent allowed to participate in the EU-Turkey High-Level Economic Dialogue meeting
Some European journalists were barred from taking part in a press conference held in Istanbul in February 2019 since their accreditations were not extended although they have had applied well…
ZDF
2019
ZDF correspondent was not allowed to participate in the EU-Turkey High-Level Economic Dialogue meeting
Some European journalists were barred from taking part in a press conference held in Istanbul in February 2019 since their accreditations were not extended although they have had applied well…
Süddeutsche Zeitung
İstanbul - 2019
Süddeutsche Zeitung correspondent was not allowed to participate in the EU-Turkey High-Level Economic Dialogue meeting
Some European journalists were barred from taking part in a press conference held in Istanbul in February 2019 since their accreditations were not extended although they have had applied well…
ARD Radio
İstanbul - 2019
ARD radio correspondent was not allowed to participate in the EU-Turkey High-Level Economic Dialogue meeting
Some European journalists were barred from taking part in a press conference held in Istanbul in February 2019 since their accreditations were not extended although they have had applied well…
All media
İstanbul - 2019
publication and broadcast ban on the news regarding the military helicopter crash
Upon the request of the İstanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Anatolian 3rd Penal Court of Peace has imposed a publication and broadcast ban on the news regarding the…
