As of 24 March 2023, there are at least 62 imprisoned journalists and media employees in Turkey.
The list of journalists and media employees imprisoned in Turkey because of the work they do:
Name | Occupation | Date of arrest | |
1 | Abdulkadir Turay | Reporter, Dicle News Agency (DİHA) | 5 May 2016 |
2 | Abdurrahman Öncü | Cameraman, Pel Production | 16 June 2022 |
3 | Ahmet Uzan | Sabah Egeli | 24 November 2016 |
4 | Alaaddin Akkaşoğlu | Owner, Karşı daily and Gediz News | 5 August 2016 |
5 | Ali Demirer | Chief editor, Bugün TV | 8 November 2017 |
6 | Ali Ünal | Columnist, Zaman daily | 16 August 2016 |
7 | Ali İmat | Mutlu Şehir Osmaniye | 26 February 2023 |
8 | Aziz Oruç | Editor, Mesopotamia News Agency | 16 June 2022 |
9 | Berivan Altan | Reporter, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
10 | Ceylan Şahinli | Reporter, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
11 | Cihan Acar | Reporter, Bugün daily | 23 June 2020 |
12 | Çetin Çiftçi | Reporter, Bugün daily | 30 September 2019 |
13 | Deniz Nazlım | Ankara Bureau Chief, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
14 | Devrim Ayık | Özgür Halk magazine | 12 January 2021 |
15 | Diren Yurtsever | Editor-in-Chief, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
16 | Elif Üngür | Broadcaster, Piya Production | 16 June 2022 |
17 | Emrullah Acar | Reporter, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
18 | Ercan Gün | News editor, Fox TV | 25 August 2016 |
19 | Erdal Süsem | Editor, Eylül magazine | 1 February 2010 |
20 | Erol Zavar | Owner and managing editor, Odak magazine | 20 January 2007 |
21 | Ferhat Çiftçi | Gaziantep correspondent, Azadiya Welat daily | 16 February 2011 |
22 | Fevzi Yazıcı | Visual director, Zaman daily | 5 August 2016 |
23 | Gültekin Avcı | Columnist, Bugün daily | 26 August 2016 |
24 | Habibe Eren | Reporter, Jin News | 29 October 2022 |
25 | Hakan Yalçın | Reporter, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
26 | Hamdullah Bayram | Yeni Yaşam daily | 20 March 2023 |
27 | Harun Çümen | Former managing editor, Zaman daily | 7 March 2018 |
28 | Hatice Duman | Owner and managing editor, Atılım newspaper | 1 April 2003 |
29 | Hüdaverdi Yıldırım | Editor, Bugün TV | 21 September 2017 |
30 | İbrahim İmat | Mutlu Şehir Osmaniye | 26 February 2023 |
31 | İbrahim Karakaş | Employee, Yeni Yaşam daily | 6 November 2020 |
32 | İbrahim Koyuncu | Cameraman | 16 June 2022 |
33 | İsmail Çoban | Managing editor, Azadiya Welat daily | 3 May 2018 |
34 | Kenan Karavil | Editor-in-Chief, Radyo Dünya | 11 December 2009 |
35 | Lezgin Akdeniz | Cameraman, Piya Production | 16 June 2022 |
36 | Mahmut Gülecan | Managing editor, Özgür Halk magazine | 1 June 2017 |
37 | Mazlum Doğan Güler | Journalist, Piya Production | 16 June 2022 |
38 | Mehmet Ali Ertaş | Xwebûn daily, Editor-in-chief | 16 June 2022 |
39 | Mehmet Baransu | Reporter, Taraf daily | 2 March 2015 |
40 | Mehmet Gündem | 3 August 2022 | |
41 | Mehmet Şahin | Columnist, Xwebûn daily | 16 June 2022 |
42 | Miktat Algül | Broadcasts coordinator, Mezitli FM | 17 May 2010 |
43 | Murat Çapan | Managing editor, Nokta magazine | 27 May 2017 |
44 | Mustafa Gök | Ankara correspondent, Ekmek ve Adalet magazine | 1 February 2004 |
45 | Neşe Toprak | Brodcaster, Pel Production | 16 June 2022 |
46 | Ömer Çelik | Journalist | 16 June 2022 |
47 | Özden Kınık | News director, TRT | 1 August 2018 |
48 | Öznur Değer | Reporter, Jin News | 29 October 2022 |
49 | Ramazan Geciken | Cameraman, Pel Production | 16 June 2022 |
50 | Recai Morkoç | Antalya regional editor, Cihan News Agency | 11 January 2022 |
51 | Remziye Temel | Journalist, Ari Production | 16 June 2022 |
52 | Safiye Alagaş | JinNews Director | 16 June 2022 |
53 | Sami Tunca | Managing editor, Mücadele Birliği magazine | 17 September 2013 |
54 | Selman Güzelyüz | Reporter, Mesopotamia News Agency | 29 October 2022 |
55 | Serdar Altan | Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association Co-chair | 16 June 2022 |
56 | Sertan Önal | Reporter, Halkın Günlüğü | 26 February 2018 |
57 | Sezgin Kartal | Reporter, KarşıMahalle | 13 January 2022 |
58 | Suat Doğuhan | Cameraman, Ari Production | 16 June 2022 |
59 | Turgut Usul | Anchorman, TRT | 4 January 2018 |
60 | Zafer Özcan | Finance editor, Bugün daily | 7 March 2019 |
61 | Zeynel Abidin Bulut | Editor, Xwebûn daily | 16 June 2022 |
62 | Ziya Ataman | Reporter, DİHA | 11 April 2016 |