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Case filed against Gözde Şeker and İbrahim Kahveci upon complaint by Devlet Bahçeli begins

MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli had lodged a complaint against Şeker and Kahveci, citing their reporting on the murder of Sinan Ateş. The indictment was accepted after being returned four times

Retrial of Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Ahmet Nesin adjourned

The case against Fincancı, Nesin and Önderoğlu, who are being retried on the grounds that they took part in the "Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Duty" campaign, has been adjourned until 24 December

ANALYSIS | Investigations end but their impacts linger: How is charge of "spreading false information" changing journalism?

The charge of “spreading false information” continues to affect journalists even after their release

Court rules to keep Nadiye Gürbüz in prison

Citing the fact that witnesses had not yet been heard, the court ruled that Gürbüz, who has been in detention for approximately seven months, should remain in jail. Case adjourned until 8 December

Journalist Pınar Gayıp released at the end of first hearing

The court released Gayıp, who had been in custody for over seven months on “terrorism” charges, subject to a travel ban, and has adjourned the case until 7 December

ANALYSIS | Local journalists face "disinformation" pressure: Second detention and imprisonment over same news story

İrem Delice, a reporter for the Aydın Denge newspaper, was detained twice and subsequently jailed. The journalists commented that “local journalists are more easily targeted”

Timur Soykan acquitted

Soykan was on trial on charges of “spreading false information” and “incitement to commit a crime” over social media posts he made concerning the operations launched against CHP-run municipalities

Five journalists to appear in court for "membership in a terrorist organization" in November

The public prosecutor’s office has classified the journalists’ meetings with MPs, lawyers and human rights defenders as criminal offenses

ANALYSIS | When does a journalist become a "witness" in a case?

Where does a journalist's role as a witness begin, and where is the line drawn between their professional independence and their duty to protect their news sources?

Prosecutor announces final opinion in Hakan Tosun murder case

In the trial concerning the beating to death of journalist Hakan Tosun in the street, the prosecutor, has sought conviction for the defendants of “murder”

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