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Eren Keskin delivers the annual Mehmet Ali Birand Lecture on World Press Freedom Day 2021; at least 68 journalists are behind bars in Turkey

03 May

Bülent Şık’s conviction overturned; BirGün editor charged with “insulting public official”; five journalists stand trial for covering 2019 protest

01 May

ECtHR’s Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık judgments become final; İnci Aydın acquitted at her second hearing; Turkey ranks 153rd in World Press Freedom Index

30 April

Ahmet Altan released after 4.5 years behind bars; ECtHR issues long-awaited Ahmet Altan and Murat Aksoy judgments; retrial of Zaman columnists begins

18 April

Ali Ergin Demirhan indicted twice over a Twitter post; Melis Alphan stands trial over Newroz photo; Oktay Candemir charged with “propaganda”

10 April

Four journalists jailed in Van released; Nagehan Alçı fined for “insulting” judge; actress Nilüfer Aydan sentenced for “insulting the president”

04 April

Journalist Perihan Kaya sentenced for “propaganda”; journalist Ruhi Karadağ imposed travel ban; French journalist Mercadier denied entry to Turkey

28 March

Journalists Hakan Aygün, Ali Ergin Demirhan sentenced; students appear in court over Boğaziçi exhibition; HDP’s Gergerlioğlu stripped of MP status

21 March

Yıldız and Dükel sentenced; appellate court reverses judgments in Özgürlükçü Demokrasi trial; three journalists sentenced for “terrorism propaganda”

17 March

Turkey among not free countries in Freedom House report; journalist Mustafa Gökkılıç sentenced, released; case file sent to prosecutor in Taraf trial

07 March

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