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Faysal Dağlı
Adıyaman - 2017
Confiscation order for the books – Birakuji (Kürtlerin İç Savaşı) [Birakuji: Civil War of Kurds] by Faysal Dağı
Upon the request of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on October 2, 2017, the Peace and Criminal Judgeship in Kahta, Adıyaman issued the confiscation order for the books, Rojava: Kürtlerin…
Fehim Taştekin
Adıyaman - 2017
Confiscation order for the books – Rojava: Kürtlerin Zamanı [Rojava: It’s time for Kurds] by Fehim Taştekin
Upon the request of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on October 2, 2017, the Peace and Criminal Judgeship in Kahta, Adıyaman issued the confiscation order for the books, Rojava: Kürtlerin…
Aytekin Gezici
Adıyaman - 2017
Confiscation order for the books – Kürt Tarihi [Kurdish History] by Aytekin Gezici
Upon the request of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on October 2, 2017, the Peace and Criminal Judgeship in Kahta, Adıyaman issued the confiscation order for the books, Rojava: Kürtlerin…
Aylina Kılıç
İstanbul - 2017
Detention of Aylina Kılıç
Journalist Aylina Kılıç who came to Istanbul from London, was detained at the Sabiha Gökçen airport, Istanbul (11 January 2017)
İmdat Aslan
Bolu - 2017
İmdat Aslan – judicial fine for “insult”
The Bolu Criminal Court of First Instance, with the decision dated 18 May 2017, sentenced journalist İmdat Aslan to a total of 7 thousand 80 TL judicial fines on the…
İlker Yücel
İstanbul - 2017
Arrest of İlker Yücel for not paying damages over the failure to publish retraction
Aydınlık newspaper’s editor-in-chief İlker Yücel was detained and arrested on 2 June 2017 in Iğdır for not paying the judicial fine of 100 thousand TL for not retracting article for…
İlker Yücel
İstanbul - 2017
Combination of MIT Trucks case against İlker Yücel and Ceyhun Bozkurt with the trial of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
The 14th High Criminal Court of Istanbul, Aydınlık newspaper officials trial in which İlker Yücel and Ceyhun Bozkurt are tried for “MIT Track Case” combined with the on-going trial in…
İdris Sayılgan
Mersin - 2017
Trial in which DİHA reporter İdris Sayılğan is tried for “membership in a terrorist organisation”
The second High Criminal Court of Mersin sentenced DİHA reporter İdris Sayılğan, who has been detained in Trabzon E Type Prison for 13 months, to 1 year and 8 months…
İbrahim Onur Kumbaracıbaşı
İstanbul - 2018
Investigation against İbrahim Onur Kumbaracıbaşı
After the Ministry of Health filed a criminal complaint about a news report broadcast on Fox TV about Mersin City Hospital, Bakırköy Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against…
İbrahim Gezici
İstanbul - 2017
Detention of journalist İbrahim Gezici
Journalist İbrahim Gezici was detained on 11 February 2017 at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on the grounds of his social media posts. He was released on the following day at…
İbrahim Coşkun
Manisa - 2018
İbrahim Çoşkun – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”, “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
The 4th High Criminal Court of Manisa, with the decision dated July 1, 2018, acquitted the journalist İbrahim Coşkun of the “membership in a terrorist organisation” and “propagandising for a…
Hakan Yiğit
Ankara - 2017
Constitutional Court – Decision on Hakan Yiğit’s prison sentence
The news portal, memurlar.net, were published an article, heading “Conversation between Gülen and the oldest brother Abi is now available on the Internet” following the 17-25 December investigations. The news…
Hacı Yusuf Topaloğlu
Adıyaman - 2017
Detention of Hacı Yusuf Topaloğlu
Journalist Hacı Yusuf Topaloğlu was detained in Adıyaman Province on 4 March 2017. Topaloğlu’s house was also searched.
Habertürk
İstanbul - 2018
Ban on article by website of Habertürk
Haberturk website banned on the article mentioning that President Erdoğan sent Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın and Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar to persuade the former President Abdullah Gül in order…
Gülşen Koçuk
Kocaeli - 2018
Detention of Gülşen Koçuk
Gülşen Koçuk, the former editor of the now-shuttered Özgürcücü Demokrasi newspaper, was detained on 17 May 2018 in the Darıca district of Kocaeli on the grounds that there was a…
Gökhan Öner
Denizli - 2018
Gökhan Öner – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”
The DİHA reporter Gökhan Öner and 4 defendants, who were detained on April 28, 2018 and arrested for “membership in a terrorist organisation” are being tried at the Denizli 2nd…
Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu
İstanbul - 2017
Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu – trial for “insulting the President of Republic”
The Second Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu to “11 months and 20 days of imprisonment” for “Insulting the President of the Republic” through his book entitled…
Ceyhun Bozkurt
İstanbul - 2017
Combination of MIT Trucks case against İlker Yücel and Ceyhun Bozkurt with the trial of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
The 14th High Criminal Court of Istanbul, Aydınlık newspaper officials trial in which İlker Yücel and Ceyhun Bozkurt are tried for “MIT Track Case” combined with the on-going trial in…
Hüsnü Mahalli
İstanbul - 2017
Release of Hüsnü Mahalli
Arrested by İstanbul 9th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on December 15, 2016, on charges of “insulting public officials because of their duties” and “insulting the President of the Republic” on Twitter,…
Hülya Karakaya
İstanbul - 2017
Hülya Karakaya – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”
Managing editor of Özgür Halk Magazine, inmate journalist Hülya Karakaya, has been standing trial for “membership in a terrorist organisation” at the 13th High Criminal Court in Istanbul. At the…
Hayati Yıldız
Diyarbakır - 2017
Hayati Yıldız – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”, “violating the law on firearms”
A lawsuit was filed against journalist Hayati Yıldız, who was arrested after being beaten by the police while he was detained on 17 February in Diyarbakır, was charged with “membership…
Hasan Sivri
İstanbul - 2018
Attack on journalist Hasan Sivri
Hasan Sivri, who participated in the program “Discussion Program” on France24 TV, was attacked by Cahit Tuz, the Public Relations and Media Adviser of Prime Minister, who was in the…
Hasan Cemal
Ankara - 2016
Hasan Cemal – trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
T24 news site’s columnist and founder of the P24, Hasan Cemal is standing trial due to his article, entitled “Some kind of a Dictator” (Diktator bozuntusu), through which he has…
Hasan Cemal
İstanbul - 2017
Hasan Cemal – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
Journalist Hasan Cemal faced charges of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” with his article entitled “Fehman Hussein” dated July 11, 2016 published in T24 at the 22th High Criminal Court…
Hamza Mısır
Trabzon - 2018
Attack on Hamza Mısır
Hamza Mısır, a member of the Trabzon Journalists’ Association and the sports director of Kuzey Ekspres Newspaper, was attacked by three people while leaving the newspaper at about 1:30 am.…
Hale Gönültaş
Ankara - 2018
Threat against Hale Gönültaş
Journalist Hale Gönültaş was threatened by a person on the phone, saying “Jihad will happen, watch your step” due to the her article mentioning that ISIS sold a Yazidi girl…
Hakan Gülseven
Balıkesir - 2017
Release of Hakan Gülseven on probation
Redaktif.net Editor-in-Chief Hakan Gülseven from the United June Movement was detained from his family’s home in Ayvalık district of Balıkesir province where he went to vote in the referendum.Gülseven was…
Hakan Gülseven
Balıkesir - 2018
Release of Hakan Gülseven
Journalist Hakan Gülseven has written a column about the former Sakarya Governor Hüseyin Avni Coş in Yurt newspaper and was tried and sentenced 11 months, 20 days of imprisonment, which…
Hakan Gülseven
Bursa - 2018
Detention of Journalist Hakan Gülseven
Upon the request of the chairperson of TOBB, Journalist and member of Haziran, Hakan Gülseven was taken into custody on the grounds that his deposition was not taken in another…
Hacı Boğatekin
Adıyaman - 2017
Constitutional Court – Decision on violation of Hacı Boğatekin’s freedom of expression
The owner of Gerger Fırat newspaper, Hacı Boğatekin was sentenced to pay compensation for his piece about parliamentarian Mehmet Metiner on the grounds of attacking his personal rights. The Constitutional…
Hacı Boğatekin
Adıyaman - 2017
Hacı Boğatekin – trial for “insulting a public official”
The owner of Gerger Fırat newspaper, journalist Hacı Boğatekin is standing trial for allegedly insulting a state official due to a phrase he used in an article criticizing the cancellation of…
Murat Güreş
Gaziantep
Journalist Murat Güreş’s trial for “insulting a public official”
Gaziantep-based journalist Murat Güreş was sentenced to 1 year, 2 months and 17 days of imprisonment for “insulting” a police officer over his facebook comment at the 21st Criminal Court…
Furkan Gökşen
Gaziantep - 2017
Furkan Gökşen – trial for “breaching confidentiality”
Gaziantep-based journalist Murat Güreş and Furkan Gökşen were arrested on the charge of “breaching the confidentiality of an investigation” on the grounds of reporting about the contents of the statement…
İrfan Değirmenci
İstanbul - 2017
Volkan Vural’s statement on sacking of İrfan Değirmenci
The vice head of the Dogan Publishing Rules Board, Volkan Vural, on February 14, 2017, stated that “the people of tv channels would not to be a part of ‘yes’…
İrfan Değirmenci
İstanbul - 2017
Armed attack on İrfan Değirmenci’s house
On April 19, 2017, the home of journalist İrfan Değirmenci, who announced that he would vote for “no” in the referendum, was targetted by gun. On Twitter, he wrote: “Fire…
Felat Bozarslan
Diyarbakır - 2018
Felat Bozarslan – trial for “violation of privacy”
Doğan News Agency (DHA) reporter Felat Bozarslan was acquitted in a case against him held at the Diyarbakır 2nd High Criminal Court on January 11, 2018. Bozarslan has reported about…
İshak Karakaş
İstanbul - 2018
İshak Karakaş – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
Halkın Nabzı Newspaper Editor-in-Chief and the founding member of Peace Foundation in Turkey İshak Karakaş, and the nine people were detained on January 22 and arrested by 9th Criminal Judgeship of…
Hüseyin Aykol
İstanbul - 2018
Judicial fine to Hüseyin Aykol for “insulting the President of Republic” upheld
The 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance in Istanbul and İstanbul High Criminal Court sentenced the executives of now-shuttered Özgür Gündem Eren Keskin and Reyhan Çapan to fines of 28000…
Reyhan Hacıoğlu
İstanbul - 2018
Reyhan Hacıoğlu – trial for “membership of a terrorist organization”
Journalists Mehmet Ali Çelebi, Reyhan Hacıoğlu and Hicran Urun working for Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper to which a trustee was appointed, were arrested for the “membership in a terrorist organisation” by…
Tuğrul Eryılmaz
İstanbul - 2017
Tuğrul Eryılmaz – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”, “publishing the statements of terrorist organizations”
The Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign of Özgür Gündem daily had begun on May 3, 2016 and ended on August 7, 2016. Daily was closed through the Statutory Decree No. 675…
Seyfi Şahin
İstanbul - 2018
Seyfi Şahin – trial for “degrading the religious values of a section of the public”
The 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance, with the decision dated 24 May 2018, sentenced editor in chief Seyfi Şahin for the now-closed down humor magazine Gırgır, sentenced to 1…
Seray Şahiner
Bursa - 2018
Criminal complaint by Seray Şahiner about her detention
Seray Şahiner, a Birgün columnist,was detained on Dec. 11 in Bursa province, where she was visiting to attend a literature event organized by the Turkish Union of Doctors (TTB). Şahiner was released after…
Semra Turan
Bingöl - 2017
Detention of Semra Turan
Semra Turan, a reporter of the shuttered DİHA Agency by decree law, which was closed down with the Decree-Law, was released on 16 January 2017 on condition of judicial control…
Semra Özlü
Mersin - 2018
Detention of Semra Özlü
Editor in chief of now-shuttered Mersin Radyo by the decree law, Semra Özlü, detained in the police raid on his home on 16 January 2014, was held in Mersin Security Directorate.…
Sedat Sur
İzmir - 2018
Sedat Sur – trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
The 26th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Sedat Sur 11 months and 20 days of imprisonment for “propagandising for a terrorist organisation” in a case where the accusations stemmed…
Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı
Ankara - 2017
Criminal Complaint against journalist Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı
CHP Kocaeli Deputy Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet complained against Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı, Beyaz TV commentator to the Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office for his “racist and sexually loaded” comments (25 November 2017).
Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı
İstanbul - 2018
Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı – trial for “insult”
Istanbul 22nd Criminal Court of First Instance, with the decision dated January 19, 2018, sentenced journalist Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı compensation of 10 thousand TL for publishing the message exchange between National…
Ramazan Ölçen
2017
Detention of Ramazan Ölçen
Many newspaper employees, including the grand holder of the now-shuttered Azadiya Welat newspaper, Ramazan Ölçen were detained for four days and released on March 8, 2017.
Ramazan Alkan
2016
The trial against Yeni Akit newspaper reporter, Ramazan Alkan
Yeni Akit newspaper reporter Ramazan Alkan was arrested in September 2016, for allegedly having Bylock on his phone. After one year and a half, journalist was released pending trial on…
Rahmi Turan
İstanbul - 2018
Payment of damages to Rahmi Turan
The Istanbul 22nd Civil Court of First Instance ruled on 5 July 2018 that MHP Istanbul Deputy and Deputy Chairperson Semih Yalçın pay 4 thousand TL for non-pecuniary damages on the grounds that personal…
