Case Monitoring
Journalist Sabiha Temizkan’s trial adjourned until September
İstanbul – First hearing of journalist Sabiha Temizkan, who stands trial for “making terrorist propaganda” based on ...
Danish journalist Sultan Çoban sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison
Konya – Danish journalist Sultan Çoban’s first hearing regarding the charges of “terrorist propaganda” was held at ...
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 ...
Human Rights
Joint Statement: We are Here for Justice
Three years ago, during a routine civil society workshop in Büyükada island, human rights defenders were detained ...
From Gezi to the US protests: Police violence, racism and the fight for urban space
Paul BenjamIn Osterlund For many people that follow Turkey, the arrest of a CNN journalist who was ...
Joint Statement: Freedom for journalist Nedim Türfent who has been behind bars for 1500 days
Today, the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 43 undersigned ...
Targeting and Investigating Organizations That Criticize Hate Speech Against LGBTI+ Must Come to an End
In days when Turkey and the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing extraordinary ...
On the 900th day of Osman Kavala’s Detention, We Repeat: Free All the Rights Defenders Now
On 14 April 2020, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Turkey stated that there are ...
Türmen: “Journalists’ exclusion from the amnesty bill doesn’t comply with criminal justice”
ELİF AKGÜL Turkish Parliament’s Justice Commission has passed the 70-article bill that proposes changes to the Law ...
Press Freedom
Upcoming Trials
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of July 6
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list of this week’s hearings: 6 July ...
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of June 29
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list ...
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of June 22
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list ...
