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.
Rojin Altay sentenced to prison at first hearing; Bilal Güldem threatened by AKP and HÜDA-PAR affiliated accounts; bodyguards who attacked Sinan Aygül released
Journalist Abdurrahman Gök, who has been in custody since April, was not released due to “suspicion of flight.” The trial was adjourned until 5 December
Two bodyguards of Tatvan Mayor Mehmet Emin Geylani, one of whom is a police officer, on trial for assaulting journalist Sinan Aygül were released pending trial after the first hearing
Ruşen Takva acquitted; international travel ban on Furkan Karabay and Faruk Eren; court recuses itself in the Ergin Çağlar case; TPC 301 case filed against Eren Keskin and Güllistan Yarkın
Access blocked to the VOA Turkish; 2 cases filed against Furkan Karabay; new indictment filed against journalist Ömer Çelik; decision not to prosecute over threats against journalist