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Journalist Zirngast from Austria Acquitted of ‘Membership of a Terrorist Organization’

Journalist Zirngast from Austria Acquitted of ‘Membership of a Terrorist Organization’

Released after being arrested for three months in Sincan Prison for “membership of a terrorist organization”, journalist Max Zirngast from Austria has been acquitted of the offense charged in his second hearing due to “lack of evidence”.

11 September 2019

Reporter Aydın Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison Due to Social Media Posts

Reporter Aydın Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison Due to Social Media Posts

Melike Aydın, a reporter for the Jinnews website, has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison due to her social media posts from the year 2006. Aydın has been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

10 September 2019

‘Perception Operation’ Lawsuit Against Daily BirGün

‘Perception Operation’ Lawsuit Against Daily BirGün

A lawsuit has been filed against four former executives of the daily BirGün for having covered the tweets posted from “Fuat Avni” account. The journalists are charged with “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as non-members.”

Journalist Handcuffed Behind the Back During News Follow-up

Journalist Handcuffed Behind the Back During News Follow-up

Ümit Uzun, a reporter for the Demirören News Agency (DHA), has been battered, handcuffed behind the back and taken into custody by the police while he was covering a road accident in İstanbul.

Erdoğan: We Desire a More Pluralistic Turkey with a Freer Press

Erdoğan: We Desire a More Pluralistic Turkey with a Freer Press

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan: “We do not only want a Turkey with a strong economy, defense, trade, infrastructure and diplomacy. We also want a country with a stronger democracy. We desire a more pluralistic Turkey with a freer press.”

Online Petition of Support for bianet: Free Press Cannot be Silenced

Online Petition of Support for bianet: Free Press Cannot be Silenced

After a penal judgeship of peace has given an order of access block on bianet, an online petition has been launched in support of bianet: “Don’t Shut Down bianet, Freedom of Information Cannot be Restricted.”

ACCESS BLOCK DENOUNCED

OSCE: We Call the Turkish Authorities to Review the Decision

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Media Harlem Désir has denounced the access block on 136 websites and social media accounts: “It represents a significant restriction on freedom of expression in Turkey.”

World Reacts to Access Block on bianet

World Reacts to Access Block on bianet

International organizations Reporters Without Borders (RSF), European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Amnesty International Turkey and International Press Institute (IPI) have denounced the access block imposed on bianet.

SETA Report Denounced by Germany: Freedom of Thought and Press Trampled Upon

SETA Report Denounced by Germany: Freedom of Thought and Press Trampled Upon

Germany’s Minister of State for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters has denounced the SETA report on journalists: “Independence of journalistic work is massively jeopardized and freedom of thought and press are trampled upon."

Journalist Hüseyin Aykol Detained

Journalist Hüseyin Aykol Detained

Sentenced to 3 years, 9 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” for being the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, journalist Hüseyin Aykol has been detained for the execution of his sentence.

Journalist Ferhat Parlak Released

Journalist Ferhat Parlak Released

Arrested due to the statement of an anonymous witness, journalist Ferhat Parlak has been released on probation after the anonymous witness changed his previous statement.

9 July 2019 Bircan Değirmenci

Lawsuit for Damages by AKP’s Binali Yıldırım Against Daily Evrensel

Lawsuit for Damages by AKP’s Binali Yıldırım Against Daily Evrensel

Ruling AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayoral candidate Binali Yıldırım has filed a lawsuit for damages against daily Evrensel, which reported on social media posts about him. Yıldırım has requested 25 thousand Turkish Lira in damages from the newspaper.

Assaulted Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ to be Imprisoned for Insulting Erdoğan

Assaulted Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ to be Imprisoned for Insulting Erdoğan

Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ, who was assaulted in front of his house on May 10, will be imprisoned today to serve his 11-month prison term for allegedly insulting the then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2010.

Journalist Kadri Gürsel Released on Probation

Journalist Kadri Gürsel Released on Probation

Imprisoned yesterday for the execution of his 30-month prison sentence upheld by the court of appeal, journalist Kadri Gürsel has been released from Metris Prison later in the evening as his request for probation has been accepted.

At Least 31 Journalists Attacked, 1 Journalist Killed in the Last 17 Months

At Least 31 Journalists Attacked, 1 Journalist Killed in the Last 17 Months

As physical assaults targeting journalists have been surging especially over the last two weeks, we have compiled the attacks launched against journalists since early 2018 till today based on bianet Media Monitoring Reports.

Constitutional Court: Access Ban on Yarkadaş’s Tweet Violates Freedom of Press, Expression

Constitutional Court: Access Ban on Yarkadaş’s Tweet Violates Freedom of Press, Expression

Pronouncing its verdict regarding an access ban on a tweet by journalist and former CHP MP Yarkadaş, who shared a news article from Gerçek Gündem website, the Constitutional Court has ruled that his freedom of press and expression has been violated.

15 May 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist Cansu Pişkin Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

Journalist Cansu Pişkin Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

Journalist Cansu Pişkin, the former reporter of daily Evrensel, has been sentenced to 10 month in prison for her news article entitled “Special Prosecutor for Boğaziçi University Students.” The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.

8 May 2019 Hikmet Adal

Constitutional Court Rules That Arrest of 2 Journalists is ‘Right Violation’

Constitutional Court Rules That Arrest of 2 Journalists is ‘Right Violation’

While the Constitutional Court has ruled that the arrest of Akın Atalay, Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık, Önder Çelik and Bülent Utku is not violation of rights, it has ruled that the arrest of Kadri Gürsel and Murat Aksoy has violated their rights.

Constitutional Court: Freedom of Expression and Press of bianet Violated

Constitutional Court: Freedom of Expression and Press of bianet Violated

Announcing its ruling on an access block imposed on a bianet news about plagiarism by former Minister of National Education Ömer Dinçer, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the freedom of expression and press of bianet has been violated.

Flash TV Suspends Broadcast, Blaming ‘Unbearable Pressure’

Flash TV Suspends Broadcast, Blaming ‘Unbearable Pressure’

Stating that “administrative, political and financial pressures have reached an unbearable point”, Flash TV channel has announced that it will stop broadcasting for two months.

Journalist Ayşe Düzkan Goes to Prison: My Morale is High, See You

Journalist Ayşe Düzkan Goes to Prison: My Morale is High, See You

Being sentenced to to 18 months in prison for acting in solidarity with Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was shut down by a statutory decree, feminist and journalist Ayşe Düzkan has gone to the Bakırköy Women's Prison in İstanbul.

29 January 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Journalist Seda Taşkın Released from Prison: ‘I am Back to My News’

Journalist Seda Taşkın Released from Prison: ‘I am Back to My News’

Journalist Seda Taşkın, who was behind bars for almost a year, has been released from prison. Speaking to bianet, Taşkın has said, “I feel a bittersweet happiness and this bittersweet feeling will continue until all imprisoned journalists in Turkey are released.”

18 January 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Presidency: Ans Boersma Not Deported Due to Journalistic Activities

Presidency: Ans Boersma Not Deported Due to Journalistic Activities

Making a statement on deported journalist Boersma, Presidency Director of Communications Altun has said, “The Netherlands told Turkey that she had links to Jabhat al-Nusra.” The country has answered that they made no request for extradition."

17 January 2019

Journalist Ans Boersma Deported from Turkey

Journalist Ans Boersma Deported from Turkey

Journalist Ans Boersma, Turkey correspondent to the Netherlands-based FD newspaper, has been deported from Turkey “for reasons of security.” Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Bonjer has said, “This decision is an open violation of the freedom of press.”

17 January 2019

Press Council: 2018 a 'Pitch Black' Year for Media

Press Council: 2018 a 'Pitch Black' Year for Media

Press Council Chair Pınar Türenç has announced the 2018 report of the council, which evaluates the year in terms of press and expression freedom.

28 December 2018 Hikmet Adal

Employee of Yeni Yaşam Newspaper Tuğba Bulut Arrested

Employee of Yeni Yaşam Newspaper Tuğba Bulut Arrested

Tuğba Bulut, an employee of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper, has been arrested. One of the reasons for Bulut's arrest is her social media posts.

26 December 2018

Writer Hamide Yiğit Sentenced to Prison

Writer Hamide Yiğit Sentenced to Prison

Writer Hamide Yiğit has been sentenced to 7 months and 15 days in prison on charge of “openly denigrating the state and government of the Republic of Turkey.”

17 December 2018

Journalists Gayıp and Şahin Not Released

Journalists Gayıp and Şahin Not Released

Arrested journalists Pınar Gayıp and Semiha Şahin from the Etkin News Agency have had their second hearings. The court board has ruled that their detention shall continue.

5 December 2018 Evrim Kepenek

Minister Pakdemirli Expels Journalists from Public Event

Minister Pakdemirli Expels Journalists from Public Event

Fox TV journalists Oğuz and Yağmur were forced to leave Pakdemirli's public presentation at the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Board, albeit they were invited and accredited to follow the event.

26 October 2018

Evrensel Newspaper Sentenced to Pay Compensation for ‘Insulting President’

Evrensel Newspaper Sentenced to Pay Compensation for ‘Insulting President’

Arif Koşar and Vural Nasuhbeyoğlu from Evrensel newspaper have been each sentenced to pay a compensation of 7 thousand Turkish Lira on charge of “insulting the president.”

14 September 2018

Journalist Deniz Yücel’s Request for Acquittal Rejected

Journalist Deniz Yücel’s Request for Acquittal Rejected

Journalist Deniz Yücel, who was kept in prison for one year without an indictment, has had his first hearing. Yücel’s request for acquittal has been rejected.

Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk Arrested

Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk Arrested

Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk, who is also the chief editor of the Çağdaş Ses news website, has been arrested after a detention period of 13 days.

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