Case Monitoring
Trial of journalist Necla Demir adjourned
The trial of Necla Demir where she is charged with successively making terrorist propaganda, is adjourned in ...
Journalist Toker’s trial where she’s sued for ₺1.5 million is adjourned until October
Ankara – Trial of journalist Çiğdem Toker resumed at the Ankara 13th Civil Court of First Instance ...
Journalist Ferhat Parlak released after 15 months behind bars
Diyarbakır – Journalist Ferhat Parlak, tried with a requested sentence of up to 15 years for journalistic ...
Journalist Ziya Ataman’s trial adjourned until September
Şırnak – Eighth hearing of the trial where since shuttered Dicle News Agency (DİHA) reporter Ziya Ataman ...
Journalists Sibel Hürtaş and Hayri Demir’s trial dragged by the Ministry
Ankara – The trial where Artı TV Ankara correspondent Sibel Hürtaş and journalist Hayri Demir face “making ...
Şirin Kabakçı requests extra time to respond to the witness testimony
Trial where since shuttered Zaman daily’s Konya correspondent Şirin Kabakçı faces “membership in a terrorist organization” charges ...
Human Rights
Constitutional Court’s test with the Academics for Peace file continues
Ankara – The First Chamber of the Constitutional Court met to review the individual applications of ten ...
Constitutional Court rules that Deniz Yücel’s rights were violated
Turkish Constitutional Court reached a decision about the application MLSA Co-Director Veysel Ok filed on behalf of ...
Constitutional Court rejects Osman Kavala’s application, finds no violation of right to liberty and security
Ankara – Constitutional Court’s General Secretariat rejected Osman Kavala’s individual application today. The high court ruled that ...
Workshop in Prague brings together MLSA’s lawyer network
A workshop titled “Training for Lawyers: Human Rights Mechanisms” took place in Prague between 5-8 March 2019. ...
Joint Press Release: Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu must be released immediately!
The investigation concerning the Gezi protests of 2013 has been concluded, and 16 persons, including Osman Kavala ...
Joint statement: “We stand united against efforts to destroy civil society”
A group of human rights advocacy organizations held a press conference on 27 February at 10:30 at ...
Press Freedom
Upcoming Trials
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of July 15 – 19
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list of this week’s hearings: July 16th, ...
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of July 8 – 12
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list ...
Journalism and free speech trials: Week of July 1 – 5
This week several journalism and freedom of expression trials will resume at courts. Below is a list ...
