Position: Journalist & Documentary Directors Accusations: Spreading terrorist propaganda   Case Background: Journalist Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel, who is the director of a documentary called “A Guerilla Documentary: Bakur” are being charged with “making terrorist propaganda” on the documentary which was screened in 2015. Documentary Bakur, which means “north” in Kurdish, which is the basis […]

Defendants: Hayko Bağdat Media Outlet and Position: Özgürüz – Columnist Accusations: Insulting the president Possible sentence: from 2 year 5 months 15 days to 10 years 2 months Court: İstanbul 50. Criminal Court Case Background: Hayko Bağdat, a columnist for Özgürüz news site, faces prosecution on the charges of “insulting the president consecutively” and “insulting a public official and his […]

Defendants: Can Dündar, İnan Kızılkaya Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – Editor-in-chief, Managing Editor Accusations: Insulting a public official because of his duty Possible sentence:   – Court: İstanbul 2. Criminal Court Case Background: İnan Kızılkaya, the managing editor of now-stuttered pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem, and Can Dündar, who worked as a guest editor-in-chief for Özgür Gündem for one […]