content tagged with Article 301

Former bianet journalists acquitted in ‘insulting Turkish nation’ case

Former bianet journalists acquitted in ‘insulting Turkish nation’ case

Haluk Kalafat, bianet’s former chief editor, and Elif Akgül, a former reporter, stood trials over articles from 2015, 2018, and 2019.

3 July 2024 Hikmet Adal

Judge questions whether bianet is a news site in 'insulting Turkish nation' case

Judge questions whether bianet is a news site in 'insulting Turkish nation' case

bianet's former editor-in-chief Haluk Kalafat and former editor Elif Akgül are standing trial for "insulting the Turkish nation" over articles published on the site.

10 May 2024 Hikmet Adal

CHP deputy faces criminal probe for criticizing military

CHP deputy faces criminal probe for criticizing military

Sezgin Tanrıkulu is accused of "degrading the nation and the state" for mentioning the military coups and incidents where the military was responsible for the killing of civilians.

11 September 2023

Bread Producers Union chair detained for saying 'bread is basic food for stupid societies'

Bread Producers Union chair detained for saying 'bread is basic food for stupid societies'

Cihan Kolivar has been charged with "degrading the Turkish nation, state and institutions" because of his remarks during a TV program.

8 November 2022

CHP deputy investigated for 'insulting Turkish nation' over tweets on Armenian Genocide

CHP deputy investigated for 'insulting Turkish nation' over tweets on Armenian Genocide

"107 years ago, on April 24, 1915, hundreds of Armenian intellectuals were detained in İstanbul, exiled to Çankırı, Ayaş and Ankara, and forcibly disappeared. Without confronting this date, which is the milestone of evil, true justice cannot be achieved," wrote MP Tanrıkulu.

Prosecutors seek investigation against HDP executives for statement on Armenian Genocide

Prosecutors seek investigation against HDP executives for statement on Armenian Genocide

If the minister of justice gives permission, the HDP executives will be investigated for "insulting the Turkish nation and the state."

27 December 2021

Journalists acquitted of 'degrading the state' in trial for accusing government of 'hostage diplomacy'

Journalists acquitted of 'degrading the state' in trial for accusing government of 'hostage diplomacy'

Alican Uludağ and Duygu Güvenç stood trial for their articles about pastor Andrew Brunson from the US, who was released from prison and returned to his country after negotiations between Ankara and Washington.

23 October 2020

HDP Spokesperson Being Investigated for 'Insulting the Turkish Nation'

HDP Spokesperson Being Investigated for 'Insulting the Turkish Nation'

"It is true that an investigation has been launched upon [article] 301 but I don't know the content of the investigation yet," Kubilay has said.

24 January 2020

HDP MP Paylan: Article 301 of Turkish Penal Code is Coming Back

HDP MP Paylan: Article 301 of Turkish Penal Code is Coming Back

HDP MP Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the Turkish Penal Code Article 301, which stipulates prison sentence for “insulting Turkishness”. Paylan said, “In last period, investigations are unquestioningly opened as per this article."

16 January 2019

Eren Keskin Sentenced to 10 Months Due to Article 301

Eren Keskin Sentenced to 10 Months Due to Article 301

Human rights advocate Eren Keskin was sentenced to 10 months of prison due to Article 301, a Turkish Penal Code article on “insulting Turkey and Turkishness” that was previously considered as “violation” by ECHR.

22 January 2015

Amnesty International Urges Turkey to Revise Laws Against FoE

Amnesty International Urges Turkey to Revise Laws Against FoE

Amnesty International released a 38 page report on the freedom of expression in Turkey today, underlining a series of articles in Turkish Penal Code and Anti-Terror Act that potentially violated the freedom of expression.

CHP Deputy Chair Batum Investigated under "301"?

CHP Deputy Chair Batum Investigated under "301"?

The Public Prosecutor of Zonguldak applied for the approval of the Ministry of Justice for an investigation about CHP Deputy Chair Batum under Article 301.

10 February 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Justice Minister: 83 People Tried under Article 301 in 3 Years

Justice Minister: 83 People Tried under Article 301 in 3 Years

Minister of Justice Ergin announced the number of investigations and trials under article 301 to have summed up to 83 cases throughout the past 3 years. According to Ergin, a total of 1,252 requests were put forward related to files concerned with freedom of speech.

27 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Writer's Case Pending for 2 Years

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Writer's Case Pending for 2 Years

Writer Temel Demirer is still on trial under article 301 for saying that Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered for recognizing the Armenian genocide. At the same time, Demirer is also still waiting for a reply from the administrative court.

16 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claims Against Orhan Pamuk

Freedom of Expression

Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claims Against Orhan Pamuk

Although a criminal case against him was dropped, the Supreme Court has decreed for the second time that people can claim compensation from the writer.

14 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Writer Demands Annullment of Ministerial Permission to Prosecute Him

Freedom of Expressıon

Writer Demands Annullment of Ministerial Permission to Prosecute Him

Writer Demirer is on trial under Article 301 after the Minister of Justice approved his prosecution. He went to an administrative court to have the approval revoked.

14 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

University Students Acquitted on 301 Amid MoJ Approval for Trial

Minister of Justice Şahin had approved a trial for 10 university students on Article 301 on grounds they protested a police operation to the prisons. They are acquitted in court.

Apology Campaign to Be Investigated

A Heavy Penal Court has overruled the decision of the Ankara prosecution to dismiss proceedings in the case of the campaign of apologising to Armenians.

3 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Ministry of Justice Allows for Two Protestants Trial

Although missionary activities are not criminalized, two people are on trial for "insulting Turkishness" among other accusations for dispensing bibles and making speeches against Islam and the military.

25 February 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Article 301: 309 People Convicted in Two Years

Minister of Justice Şahin told parliament that 1,042 people were tried under Article 301 in 2006 and 2007. 11,720 people were tried under the Anti-Terrorism Law; 17,510 more were accused of “membership in an illegal organisation and 6,582 people of leading such organisations.

16 February 2009

Writer Demirer awaiting Court’s 301 Decision

The trial against writer Temel Demirer has been stalled by an appeal for cancellation to an administrative court. Demirer spoke of a “murderous state” when referring to the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink.

9 February 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Investigation Ruled Out for Signatories to The Apology to Armenians

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has rejected a call to open a case against the apology campaign under Article 301.

27 January 2009

'Dink Murder a Vicious Attack on Freedom of Expression'

The murderers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink took aim at his vision of a Turkey that allowed free speech says Sir Geoffrey Bindman, British legal expert on human rights issues.

19 January 2009 Yonca Poyraz Doğan

Apologizing to Armenians Under Prosecution

Following the filing of six complaints against the campaign apologising for the “Great Catastrophe” of 1915, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started an investigation against the signatories, for violating Article 301.

12 January 2009

Publisher Sentenced for The Words “Brutality” and “Massacre”

Another publisher falls victim to the notorious Article 301. Fatih Taş is sentenced to five months for a biographical work on a missing person. Taş’s lawyer will bring the case before High Court of Appeals.

Journalist Özer Does Not Receive The Revised Treatment Of Article 301

Journalist Özer is sentenced under article 301, which restricts the freedom of expression, without the benefit of the examination of the case by the Ministry of Justice, as directed in the latest revision of the article.

19 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Writer Defends Himself Against Minister's Accusations In A Freedom Of Expression Case

Writer Defends Himself Against Minister's Accusations In A Freedom Of Expression Case

Writer Temel Demirer defends himself against Justice Minister's latests statements vilifying him. The minister has just recently given permission for the trial of the writer under article 301, designed to restrict the freedom of expression.

11 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Justice Minister's Comments Jeopardize Article 301 Suspect Temel Demirer’s Safety

Justice Minister's Comments Jeopardize Article 301 Suspect Temel Demirer’s Safety

The Initiative for Freedom of Thinking of Ankara demanded resignation of Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Şahin for declaring Temel Demirer guilty under article 301 before he was even tried.

20 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Ten Students To Be Prosecuted Under Article 301

Ten Students To Be Prosecuted Under Article 301

After writer Temel Demirer, the Minister of Justice granted permission for the prosecution of the ten university students under article 301 for protesting the prison operations of 2000, too. Demirer will face the court tomorrow, the ten students on November 19.

13 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Acquits Journalists In Mehdi Zana Case

Journalist Tayman of periodical Tempo is acquitted of the charge of “praising the criminal” in the Mehdi Zana case, but he is still on trial under article 301 for a charge of similar nature.

6 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Eight University Students Face Article 301 Charge

Eight University Students Face Article 301 Charge

Eight university students are sued under article 301 for protesting the President of the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK). While they are accused of shouting slogans against the gendarmerie, they claim they were using their democratic right to protest.

31 October 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Allows Colonel Öz's Investigation For Dink’s Murder

The court finally makes it possible to look into Colonel Öz's neglect in Hrant Dink’s murder.

29 October 2008

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