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Defendants: Onur Emre Yağan Media Outlet and Position: İleri Haber – Former Editor-in-Chief Accusations: Insulting the President Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 53. Criminal Court Case Background: An investigation was launched against journalist Onur Emre Yağan by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of Mazgirt district of Tunceli while he was the editor-in-chief of the İleri…
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Defendants: Kerim Karakaya, Fercan Yalınkılıç, Mustafa Sönmez, Merdan Yanardağ, Sedef Kabaş, Orhan Aydın, +32 others Media Outlets and Positions: Bloomberg, Halk TV, Tele1 TV, Sol Haber portal – Reporters, Economists, Columnists, Anchors Accusations: Defying the law on capital market Possible sentences: two to five years Court: İstanbul 3. Criminal Court Case background: Six journalists of various outlets – Bloomberg reporters Fercan…
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Defendants: Hazal Ocak Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet – reporter Accusations: Insulting a public officer Possible sentence: 1 up to 2 years Court: İstanbul 2. Criminal Court Case Background: Hazal Ocak, a reporter of Cumhuriyet newspaper, faces up to years in prison on the charges of “insulting a public officer via the press”. She is charged over…
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Defendants: Cem Şimşek Media Outlet and Position: Evrensel – Managing Editor Accusations: Insulting the President Possible sentence: 4 years 8 months Court: Bakırköy 27. Criminal Court, İstanbul Case Background: Cem Şimşek, former managing editor of daily Evrensel, is accused of “insulting the President” over an article in which he evaluated German cartoonists’ drawings of President Erdoğan. He is facing up to…
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Defendants: Hakan Aygün Media Outlet and Position: HALK TV – Former editor-in-chief Accusations: Inciting the public to enmity and hatred – Insulting the religious beliefs of society Possible sentence: – Court: Bodrum 3. Criminal Court, Muğla Case Background: Journalist Hakan Aygün was briefly detained on April 4, 2020 because of his social media posts criticizing President…
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