Throughout this week, various cases related to journalism and freedom of expression, facing various allegations, will continue to be heard.
During the week, the MLSA Trial Monitoring Unit will share updates from the hearings in Turkish and English via @MLSADavaTakip.
April 24, Wednesday
09:35 - The fourth session of the defamation lawsuit filed by Antalya Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor Yakup Ali Kahveci against journalist Furkan Karabay for 150,000 TL will be held at Istanbul 12th Civil Court.
10:00 - The trial of journalist Nimet Ölmez, accused of "insult" through social media posts about Hakkâri AKP Provincial Chairman Zeydin Kaya, will continue at Hakkâri 1st Criminal Court. MLSA is providing legal representation for Ölmez.
13:15 - The retrial of journalist Mehmet Salih Turan, represented by MLSA, for "making terrorist propaganda" through tweets, previously returned by the Constitutional Court due to rights violations, will continue at Istanbul 32nd High Criminal Court.
April 25, Thursday
09:40 - The 11th session of the trial of journalists Ahmet Memiş, Ali Akkuş, Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Ünal Tanık, Yakup Çetin, and Yetkin Yıldız, known as the "FETÖ media organization" will be held at Istanbul 25th High Criminal Court.
10:00 - The 19th session of the trial of journalist-writer Ercan Aktaş, represented by MLSA, for "publicly insulting the Turkish nation, the Republic of Turkey, the state's military and security organizations" through social media posts will be held at Küçükçekmece 23rd Criminal Court.
10:05 - The second session of the trial of 17 individuals arrested during an event commemorating the victims of the massacre on October 10, 2015, for "violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911" will be held at Ankara 33rd Criminal Court.
10:50 - The 31st session of the trial of 46 journalists and media workers accused of "terrorism" in the KCK Press Case will be held at Istanbul 3rd High Criminal Court.
11:00 - The fifth session of the trial of journalist Sezgin Kartal, accused of membership in a terrorist organization, will be held at Istanbul 22nd High Criminal Court.
13:30 - The fifth session of the trial of 11 journalists from Mezopotamya News Agency (MA) and JinNews accused of "membership in a terrorist organization" will be held at Ankara 4th High Criminal Court. MLSA provides legal representation for journalists.
13:30 - The trial of journalists Deniz Nazlım, and Yıldız Tar, accused of "opposing the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations" after being arrested and allegedly tortured while protesting the detention of journalists in Diyarbakır, will continue at Ankara 71st Criminal Court. MLSA provides legal representation for journalists.
14:00 - The fifth session of the trial of Kürşat Yılmaz, the owner of Evrensel newspaper, and Görkem Kınacı, the Responsible Managing Editor, accused of "defamation" and "insult" upon the complaint of Serhat Albayrak, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkuvaz Media Group, will be held at Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court.
14:30 - The fourth session of the trial of journalist Barış Terkoğlu, accused of "publicly insulting a public official" upon the complaint of Istanbul Regional Court of Justice Prosecutor Hadi Salihoğlu, will be held at Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court.
April 26, Friday
10:00 - The trial of seven students from Boğaziçi University accused of "inciting public enmity and hatred openly" due to a "Shahmaran figure LGBTI+ flag" displayed at a campus exhibition will be held at Istanbul 21st Criminal Court.
