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journalists on trial
Hikmet Adal
reports
High court overturns journalist’s sentence for ‘spreading disinformation’ in landmark decision
The decision marks the first time a conviction under the controversial disinformation law has been reversed
13 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
Six Kurdish media workers sentenced on 'terrorism-related' charges
The journalists were initially sentenced in 2019 but appealed the verdict, leading to a retrial.
10 May 2024
Confessor's claims debunked in Kurdish journalists' trial
The confessor, who had previously claimed to personally know a journalist, admitted during this hearing that they had only seen them on television.
10 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
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Judge questions whether bianet is a news site in 'insulting Turkish nation' case
bianet's former editor-in-chief Haluk Kalafat and former editor Elif Akgül are standing trial for "insulting the Turkish nation" over articles published on the site.
10 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
Journalist, artist Zehra Doğan cleared of 'terror' charges after serving 2 years in prison
Doğan served 2 years in prison before an appeals court overturned her sentence.
9 May 2024
Journalist İsmail Arı faces lawsuit after MHP deputy’s complaint
Two months ago,a court order banned 143 URLs containing content related to fraud allegations against Uysal upon his request.
24 April 2024
Hikmet Adal
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bianet editor Ayça Söylemez acquitted of terrorism-related charges
Söylemez stood trial for allegedly "marking a counterterrorism official as a target for a terror group" in a column article.
19 March 2024
Case against journalist Canan Coşkun dropped after retrial
The court ruled for the dismissal of the case due to the expiration of the 5-year probation period against Coşkun.
22 February 2024
Journalist Nagihan Yılkın fined for 'insulting public official'
Yılın has been sentenced for the article titled "Complaint against Gaziantep Governor's Office: Corruption and bribery network exposed."
16 February 2024
Evrim Kepenek
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Court imposes international travel ban on journalist Seyhan Avşar
Avşar is under investigation for her reporting, in which she asserted that a drug trafficker had allegedly contacted the deputy justice minister before securing his release from prison.
8 January 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Journalist Furkan Karabay released
Karabay was arrested over his coverage of bribery allegarions in the judiciary.
8 January 2024
Bedri Adanır
reports
Kept 7 months in pretrial detention, Kurdish journalist Sedat Yılmaz released after first hearing
Yılmaz is facing “terorris”-related charges, on call records, a few financial transactions, and social media posts.
14 December 2023
Journalist Ahmet Kanbal acquitted in disinformation case
Kanbal stood trial for reporting on the disappearance of a ballot box during the May elections.
13 December 2023
Journalist Sinan Aygül faces trial for ‘insulting’ those who attacked him
Aygül was attacked in June allegedly for his criticial coverage of a district mayor in Bitlis.
12 December 2023
Top court finds violation in sentencing of journalist Özgür Boğatekin for criticizing district governor
A court had sentenced Boğatekin to 1 year and 15 days in prison for the articles he wrote about the official in 2013. The Constitutional Court has concluded that "the court imposed a penalty despite knowing that there was no crime" for this.
7 December 2023
Journalist İsmail Saymaz faces sentence over article about Gezi trial judge's political affiliation
Prosecutor presented their opinion, advocating for Saymaz's acquittal on the charge of defamation while requesting punishment for "marking counter-terrorism officials as a target for terror groups."
5 December 2023
Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted in 'libel' case filed by former minister
Arı had covered a tender in which Mustafa Varank's cousin secured a contract.
29 November 2023
Journalist Hacı Boğatekin sentenced to prison for reporting bribery allegations against judge
Boğatekin was sentenced, contrary to the prosecutor's recommendation for his acquittal.
27 November 2023
Hikmet Adal
Journalist Semra Çelebi acquitted of ‘insulting Turkish flag’
The journalist faced several charges over a social media post about the 2020 Pride March.
7 November 2023
Journalist Pınar Gayıp acquitted of 'targeting counterterrorism officials'
Gayıp stood trial for a tweet regarding a specialist sergeant's sexual assault on a woman.
19 September 2023
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Northern Cypriot president sentenced to pay damages to journalist
Ersin Tatar had accused a journalist of "espionage" after she documented his meeting with Turkey's vice president before the 2020 elections in Northern Cyprus.
15 September 2023
Journalists handed international travel ban over report on controversial top court appointment
The two journalists are facing up to three years in prison for marking a Constitutional Court member "as a target for terrorist organizations."
7 September 2023
Journalist Barış Pehlivan surrenders to prison
Pehlivan was not allowed to benefit from a recent law amendment preventing those who were released during the pandemic from returning to prison.
16 August 2023
Five journalists face prison sentences for protesting colleagues' arrests
The journalists are facing up to 3 years in prison for "attending an illegal demonstration." The demonstration in question was declared banned at the last minute.
3 August 2023
Hikmet Adal
Arrested journalist Fırat Can Arslan put in solitary confinement
Arslan was arrested for reporting on the reassignment of a married judge and prosecutor who presided over the same case.
28 July 2023
JOURNALISTS ACQUITTED
Court affirms mentioning officials' names doesn't mean 'targeting them for terror groups'
A court has released its detailed ruling in the case of two journalists faced who charges of "marking anti-terror officials as a target for terrorist organizations."
28 July 2023
Hikmet Adal
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Kurdish journalist Mehmet Şah Oruç faces 22 years in prison on 'terrorism' charges
Oruç's reporting on various issues has been cited an evidence for his "membership in a terrorist organization."
27 July 2023
bianet editor Ayça Söylemez faces lawsuit for 'targeting anti-terror officials' over column article
The lawsuit has been filed after a complaint by a former judge known for presiding over high-profile political trials, who is now serving as the deputy justice minister.
27 July 2023
Hikmet Adal
IMPRESSIONS FROM DİYARBAKIR
Kurdish journalists released after 400 days, but justice remains elusive
People waiting for justice under trees int he scorching heat of Diyarbakır, a self-contradictory indictment, and bans imposed by the presiding judge...
13 July 2023
Evrim Kepenek
Court rejects indictment against arrested journalist Merdan Yanardağ
Yanardağ was remanded in custody after he criticized the prison conditions of PKK leader Öcalan.
12 July 2023
PEN condems journalist Merdan Yanardağ's arrest
The well-known journalist was remanded in custody for criticizing PKK leader Öcalan's prison conditions.
29 June 2023
Court orders release of Kurdish journalist Beritan Canözer
The journalist was remanded in custody following her detention in late April.
23 June 2023
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