Defendants: İsmail Çoban Media Outlet and Position: Azadiya Welat Newspaper – Managing editor Accusations: Spreading propaganda consecutively for a terrorist organization via the press Possible sentence: 5 years Court: Diyarbakır 7. High Criminal Court Case Background: İsmail Çoban, the former managing editor of now-shuttered Kurdish newspaper Azadiya Welat, faces prosecution on the charges of “spreading propaganda consecutively for a terrorist…

Defendants: Kenan Kırkaya Media Outlet and Position: Yeni Yaşam Newspaper – Journalist Accusations: Making terrorist propaganda Possible sentence: – Court: Ankara 32. High Criminal Court Case Background:  Kenan Kırkaya, a journalist for pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam newspaper, is facing charges of “spreading terrorist propaganda” over his columns and social media shares on Turkey’s policy on Kurdish issues. The indictment dated July 31, 2019,…

Defendants: Çiğdem Toker Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü – Journalist Accusations: Defamation Possible sentence: Fine of 80 thousand lira for moral recompensation Court:  Küçükçekmece 3. Civil Court Case Background:  The article titled “Service Report of IBB to Foundations” by Çiğdem Toker, the writer of Sözcü Newspaper, was published on 28 January 2019. Toker, in this article, shared the details of the report titled “Non-Governmental Organizations…