Defendants: Buse Söğütlü

Media Outlet and Position: Gazete Yolculuk – Reporter

Accusations: Targeting a public official who participated in anti-terror operations Possible sentences: –

Court: İstanbul 23. High Criminal Court

Case background:

Buse Söğütlü, a reporter of Gazete Yolculuk news website, faces charges of “targeting a public official who participated in anti-terror operations” due to her tweets criticizing the professional attitude of the Head Judge of the Istanbul 37. High Criminal Court Akın Gürlek  during a trial.

Although she applied to the relevant institutions to give a statement twice about the investigation, she could not make any statement. Söğütlü was detained on November 19, 2019 for 2 days as part of the investigation. 

The first hearing of the trial will take place on October 14, 2020.

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