Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 160

Journos detained in sweeping operation across 9 provinces, Kibriye Evren jailed; Seda Taşkın given 7,5 years in prison; Faruk Arhan given suspended sentence

Journalist Seda Taşkın sentenced to 7.5 years in prison

Mezopotamya news agency reporter Seda Taşkın was convicted of “aiding a terrorist organization without being its member” and “terrorism propaganda”

Court lifts rights defender Eren Keskin’s travel ban

Editors and columnists of Özgür Gündem and journalists who joined solidarity campaign with shuttered daily back at courts in “terrorism” trials

Recent Headlines

Journalists arrested in police raids in Diyarbakır, elsewhere

More than 100 people have been arrested in coordinated raids in Diyarbakır and 8 other …

Peace academics face up to 7.5 years in jail

Prosecutor seeks prison terms for four academics on “terrorism propaganda” charge; drops Article 301 request …

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 159

Supreme Court of Appeals upholds sentence for Mehmet Güleş; Appellate court rejects appeals in Altans …

Ahmet Altan’s lawyers call on top court to take up his application

New petition requests that Constitutional Court take up Altan’s individual application without further delay as …

Chronicles

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 160

Journos detained in sweeping operation across 9 provinces, Kibriye Evren jailed; Seda Taşkın given 7,5 …

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 159

Supreme Court of Appeals upholds sentence for Mehmet Güleş; Appellate …

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 158

Jailed journalist Abdulkadir Turay sentenced to 9 years in prison; …

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 157

Austrian journalist Zirngast jailed pending trial; Prosecutor seeks aggravated life …