This week will see numerous hearings related to journalism and freedom of expression, encompassing a range of accusations. The Case Monitoring Unit of MLSA will be updating on these hearings. Follow their updates in both Turkish and English at twitter.com/MLSADavaTakip.
Here is the hearing schedule for the week:
4 January 4, Thursday
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10.35 - The case against Hüseyin Aykol and Zana Kaya, the editors-in-chief of the shut-down Özgür Gündem newspaper; İnan Kızılkaya, the former managing editor of the newspaper; and politician Hatip Dicle, on the charge of "insulting the Turkish nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey, the institutions and organs of the state" will be held at Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.
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11.15 – The Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance will hold a case against Ramazan Yurttapan, the Managing Editor of Demokratik Modernite magazine, and the editor Haydar Ergül, as well as Cihan Doğan, Musa Şanak and Zülal Nazan Üstündağ, for allegedly “ "insulting the Turkish nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey, the institutions and organs of the state." The charges relate to the contents of the 37th issue of the magazine.
5 Ocak, Cuma
- 11.35 - The case filed against artist Ferhat Tunç due to "making illegal organization propaganda" on the grounds of his tweets about the Turkish Armed Forces' Olive Branch operation in Afrin will be heard at Istanbul 37th Assize Court.
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11.40 - The trial of journalist Ziya Çiçekçi on carges of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" through posts on the social media account of Yeni Özgür Politika newspaper, where he was the editor-in-chief, will continue at Istanbul 33rd Assize Court.
