Six court hearings involving journalists, human rights advocates and activists are scheduled to take place across Turkey from Nov. 10 to 12, including trials over alleged membership in organizations, propaganda, unlawful protests and the dissemination of misleading information.
The hearings will take place in Diyarbakır, Istanbul, Ankara and Aydın, with defendants including journalists, media workers, political party officials and trade union representatives.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
At 10:05 a.m., the trial of 17 journalists and three media workers charged with "membership in an organization" and "propaganda for an organization" will continue at the Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court in southeastern Turkey.
The journalists on trial are Serdar Altan, Mehmet Ali Ertaş, Aziz Oruç, Zeynel Abidin Bulut, Ömer Çelik, Mazlum Doğan Güler, İbrahim Koyuncu, Neşe Toprak, Elif Üngür, Abdurrahman Öncü, Mehmet Şahin, Lezgin Akdeniz, Suat Doğuhan, Ramazan Geciken, Esmer Tunç, Mehmet Yalçın and Kadir Bayram. Media workers Remziye Temel, Berivan Karatorak and Servet Yiğen are also among the defendants.
Following the previous hearing on July 9, 2026, the case file was referred to the prosecutor's office for the preparation of its final opinion on the merits.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
At 10:30 a.m., the Ankara 46th Criminal Court of First Instance will hold the first hearing in the trial of 45 people detained during police operations conducted in connection with a NATO summit in the Turkish capital.
The defendants, including officials from the People's Houses (Halkevleri), the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and trade unions, are accused of "participating unarmed in unlawful demonstrations and marches and refusing to disperse despite warnings."
Lawyers representing the 45 defendants requested a larger courtroom for the proceedings, but the request was denied.
Thursday, Nov. 12
At 10 a.m., the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court will hear the case against Tuba Kahraman, an official of the Ankara branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD), and members of the association's youth commission. They face charges of "propaganda for an organization."
Four people were released from detention at the previous hearing.
At 10:50 a.m., the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance will hold a hearing in the trial of Fırat Fıstık, a columnist for the Turkish newspaper Sözcü.
Fıstık faces a charge of "publicly disseminating misleading information" over a news report published Nov. 14, 2024, under the headline "Ministry buys goods from Israel." The case was filed following a complaint by Turkey's Ministry of National Defense.
At 11 a.m., İrem Delice, a reporter for the local newspaper Aydın Denge, will appear before a judge for the first time at the Aydın 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance in western Turkey.
The hearing, the first in Delice's trial, will take place on her 76th day in pretrial detention.
