Case Monitoring
Prosecutor demands up to 16 years in prison for journalist Deniz Yücel
İstanbul – Sixth hearing of the trial where Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel faces “spreading terrorist propaganda” ...
Journalist İdris Sayılğan’s trial adjourned until March
Muş – First hearing of journalist İdris Sayılğan’s trial was held at Muş 2nd High Criminal Court ...
Ankara court issues warrant against former German MP Memet Kılıç
Ankara – Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office had filed a lawsuit against former German Green Party MP Memet ...
Court acquits journalist Sercan Akbaş in the first hearing
Van – First hearing of Sercan Akbaş, former editor-in-chief of Haber Erciş news web site, was held ...
Journalist Uğur Yılmaz sentenced to 6 years and 10 months for terror charges
Bitlis – Sixteenth hearing of the trial where journalist Uğur Yılmaz, whom MLSA defends in court, faces ...
Journalist Ceren Karlıdağ’s trial is adjourned until March
İzmir – Sixth hearing of the trial where 12 defendants, including freelance journalist Ceren Karlıdağ, face “defying ...
Human Rights
Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders established
The Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders announced its founding declaration during a press statement organized at ...
Impunity in journalist murders discussed at MLSA’s “Unsolved” panel
The second “Unsolved Murders: Fight Against Impunity For Journalist Murders” panel organized by MLSA was held at ...
Free Speech Lawyer Veysel Ok receives Bulut Öncü Courage Award
İstanbul – Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) Co-Director Veysel Ok received the first ever Bulut Öncü ...
SETA report targeting journalists is free speech, prosecutors say
A Turkish prosecutor says pro-government think-tank SETA’s report suggesting foreign media outlets and the journalists they employ ...
Constitutional Court finds that Peace Academics’ rights were violated
Turkish Constitutional Court has found that the right to freedom of expression of ten “Academics for Peace” ...
His family, colleagues, and lawyers told Ziya Ataman’s story on this ‘Press Day’
Seda TAŞKIN ANKARA – For Journalists and Press Day, we spoke to the family, defense lawyers and ...
Press Freedom
Upcoming Trials
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of February 11
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list of this week’s hearings: 11 February ...
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of February 3
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list ...
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of January 27
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list ...
