Journalists and academics bear the brunt of the massive crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey. Scores of them are currently subject to criminal investigations or behind bars. This website is dedicated to tracking the legal process against them.
İsmail Arı acquitted; court rules “no grounds for sentencing” in Zafer Arapkirli’s retrial; President Erdoğan files criminal complaint against journalist Metin Cihan
Former Zaman newspaper manager Mehmet Kamış imprisoned pending trial; Hacı Boğatekin given jail term; sentencing requested for Ayça Söylemez at the first hearing; Furkan Karabay sued twice for damages
Barış Pehlivan released from prison; Merdan Yanardağ acquitted; Gökhan Yavuzel handed jail term; journalist in Bursa survives armed attack; MHP Deputy Chairperson threatens Alican Uludağ
Top court rejects action for the annulment of the “disinformation” law; Tolga Şardan released pending trial; Rabia Çetin acquitted; Zübeyde Sarı faces investigation for “spreading false information"
Tolga Şardan imprisoned pending trial; six journalists under investigation, two of them detained for “spreading false information;” imprisoned journalist Fırat Can Arslan acquitted at first hearing
Selahattin Kaygusuz placed in pre-trial detention; file sent to prosecutor for final opinion in retrial of “Altans case;” sentence requested for Fırat Bulut for “spreading false information"
Rohat Bulut threatened and assaulted; case filed by President Erdoğan’s former lawyer against Furkan Karabay dismissed; trial of Ahmet Kanbal for “spreading false information” begins
PACE passes resolution for immediate release of Osman Kavala; Eylül Deniz Yaşar acquitted of "terrorism propaganda"; 3 journalists targeted on social media
Merdan Yanardağ found guilty and released; Ayşenur Arslan detained, RTÜK fines channel; Ahmet Kanbal detained during house raid
Supreme Court of Appeals renders verdict in Gezi trial; sports editor Eren Tutel given judicial fine; case against Reyhan Çapan dismissed due to statute of limitations