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
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
Journalist who impersonated former minister jailed; VOA Turkish given 72 hours to apply for broadcasting license; court rules for continuation of Fırat Can Arslan’s detention; journalists assaulted
Barış Pehlivan imprisoned for fifth time; Mehmet Şah Oruç suffers medical emergency in prison; Hayri Demir faces new compensation case
Fırat Bulut charged with “disinformation” in new case; Seyhan Avşar faces new investigation; broadcasting watchdog RTÜK fines KRT and Tele 1; Sputnik Turkey fires 24 union-member journalists
Barış Pehlivan going back to jail; “disinformation” charges against journalist İsmail Arı dropped; top court annuls “deferral of sentence” procedure; Özgür Gündem convictions upheld
Fırat Can Arslan, one of 5 journalists detained this week, jailed pending trial; Ayça Söylemez charged with “marking those involved in the fight against terrorism as a target” in new indictment
Top court finds rights violations in 2 applications filed by journalists; fines handed to 3 police officers who detained journalist Beyza Kural overturned by appellate court; RTÜK’s 7-day penalty
Supreme Court prosecutor requests upholding of sentences of Gezi defendants excluding Mücella Yapıcı; 15 journalists released after spending 13 months in pre-trial detention