Defendants: Taylan Öztaş, Tunahan Turhan Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gelecek and ETHA – Reporters Accusations: Preventing a police officer 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 detained by police…

Defendants: Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Ahmet Nesin Media Outlets and Positions: Özgür Gündem – Editors and journalists Accusations: Terrorist propaganda; Publicly abetting crime; Praising a crime and the criminal Possible sentence: 1.5  up to 7.5 years Court: İstanbul 13. High Criminal Court Case Background Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, and Ahmet Nesin have been accused of “spreading terrorist propaganda”…

Defendants: Eren Tutel Media Outlet and Position: BirGün – Sports editor Accusations: Insulting a public officer Possible sentence: from three months to two years Court: İstanbul 2. Criminal Court Case Background: Eren Tutel, the sports editor of independent daily BirGün, faces criminal charges of “insulting a public officer” following the complaint of the Vice President…