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June sees new arrests and trials of journalists as Turkish courts continue targeting press freedom
Reports
06 July 2025
In June 2025, Turkish courts heard 42 hearings across 43 separate trials monitored...

GazeteMLSA’s 7th issue highlights unseen stories from across Turkey
Gazete MLSA
05 July 2025
The seventh issue of GazeteMLSA

Ahmet Saymadi released from prison after receiving 6-year sentence for “membership in an organization”
Hearing news
04 July 2025
EYLEM SONBAHAR
Ahmet Saymadi, a member of ...

Access block on İmamoğlu diploma news draws legal challenge from MLSA
Legal Unit
02 July 2025
The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has filed an objection against a cour...

New expert report prompts prosecutor to revise opinion in journalist Sultan Eylem Keleş case
Hearing news
01 July 2025

Court files criminal complaint against police in Saraçhane protest case
Hearing news
30 June 2025
EYLEM SONBAHAR
A court in Istanbul has file...

Freedom of expression trials scheduled across Turkey in the week of June 30
Upcoming Trials
30 June 2025
A series of trials ...

Week of June 23: What happened in press freedom?
Trial Monitoring
28 June 2025
In the past week, one journalist was arrested, five journal...

Jailed journalist Metin Yoksu sends message from prison: “We will overcome this with solidarity, I will continue reporting”
Trial Monitoring
27 June 2025
Metin Yoksu, a journalist held in Batman Beşiri T...