Defendants: Taylan Öztaş, Tunahan Turhan Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gelecek and ETHA – Reporters Accusations: Resisting police officers to prevent them from performing their duty; Defying the law on assemblies and demonstrations Possible sentence: – Court: Anadolu 13. Criminal Court, İstanbul Case Background:  Taylan Öztaş, a reporter for Özgür Gelecek and Tunahan Turhan, a reporter for ETHA news agency, were briefly […]

Defendants: Rüstem Batum Media Outlet and Position: Programme host, Author Accusations: Insulting the president; Inciting public to hatred and hostility Possible sentence:  2 years 8 months 15 days up to 12 years 10 months Court: İstanbul 5. Criminal Court Case Background: Rüstem Batum, a former columnist, TV programme host worked for various news outlets, faces prosecution on the charges of […]