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Defendants: İdris Yılmaz Media Outlet and Position: Ajans Erciş – Reporter Accusations: Inciting public to hatred and hostility Possible sentence: – Court: Erciş 1. Criminal Court, Van Case Background: İdris Yılmaz, a journalist for Ajans Erciş, is facing charges of “inciting public to hatred and hostility” in relation to a photo in a Facebook post Yılmaz shared concerning the…
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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: From 1 year to 3 years Court: Bodrum 3. Criminal Court, Muğla Case Background: Journalist Hakan Aygün was briefly detained on April 4, 2020 because of his social media…
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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: Erk Acarer Media Outlet and Position: BirGün – Reporter Accusations: Insulting the president Possible sentence: – Court: Istanbul 2. Criminal Court Case Background: Erk Acarer, a reporter for BirGün newspaper, is facing charges of “insulting the president” over a news article published on October 6, 2020. The article titled “All for everyone, nothing to Berkin” over a…
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Defendants: Hazal Ocak, Alev Çoşkun Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet newspaper – Reporter, Publisher Accusations: Defamation Possible sentences: one million Turkish Lira compensation Court: Anadolu 14. Civil Court, İstanbul Case Background: Hazal Ocak, a reporter for independent Cumhuriyet newspaper, and Alev Coşkun, the publisher and head of the Cumhuriyet Foundation, have been charged with “defamation” over an article published about businessman Mehmet Cengiz, the…
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