This week, journalists, lawyers and many others will appear before judges due to activities within the scope of freedom of expression. “Insulting the President,” “membership in an organization,” “opposition to Law No. 2911,” “disseminating misleading information,” and compensation lawsuits are among the prominent headings of the week. Both single-defendant files and multi-defendant trials will be heard in different cities.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
09:20 – The fifth hearing of the case against journalist Nurcan Yalçın, conducted on charges of “being a member of an organization” and “opposition to the law on the financing of terrorism,” will be held at the Diyarbakır 9th High Criminal Court.
09:20 – The eighth hearing of the case in which lawyer Adile Salman is on trial on the charge of “being a member of an organization” will be held at the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court.
11:06 – The third hearing of the case filed against journalist Zafer Arapkirli on the charge of “insulting the President” due to his social media posts will be held at the Istanbul 60th Criminal Court of First Instance.
11:10 – The 18th hearing of the case in which 31 people, including journalist Sonya Bayık, are being tried on the charge of “opposition to Law No. 2911” will be held at the Batman 9th Criminal Court of First Instance.
10:05 – The hearing of the case filed against Danish journalist Mads Anneberg, whose defense is undertaken by MLSA, on the charge of “entering military prohibited zones” will be held at the Edirne 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.
10:00 – The hearing of the 250,000 TL non-pecuniary damages lawsuit filed against journalist Furkan Karabay upon the complaint of Mustafa Doğan İnal, the former lawyer of President Erdoğan, will be held at the Istanbul 32nd Civil Court of First Instance.
10:00 – The hearing of the case filed against Reyhan Hacıoğlu on the charge of “membership in an organization” will be held at the Van 2nd High Criminal Court.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
14:00 – The fourth hearing of the case in which a total of 35 defendants, including journalist Engin Deniz İpek, who was detained at the Saraçhane rally on July 1, 2025, are being tried on the charge of “opposition to Law No. 2911” will be held at the Istanbul 64th Criminal Court of First Instance.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
11:05 – The 16th hearing of the case in which journalists Ersin Çaksu and Aziz Oruç, whose defense is undertaken by MLSA, are being tried on the charge of “publicly insulting the State of the Republic of Turkey, its government, judicial organs, military and security organization” will be held at the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.
12:25 – The ninth hearing of the case in which Democratic Modernity Magazine’s Managing Editor Ramazan Yurttapan and the magazine’s editor Haydar Ergül are being tried on the charge of “insulting the President” will be held at the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.
10:40 – The hearing of the case filed against journalist Vedat Örüç, whose defense is undertaken by MLSA, on the charge of “membership in an organization” will be held at the Mersin 6th High Criminal Court.
Friday, March 6, 2026
10:00 – The fourth hearing of the case filed against former TÜSİAD Chair Orhan Turan and TÜSİAD High Advisory Council Chair Ömer Aras on the charges of “publicly disseminating misleading information” and “attempting to influence a fair trial” will be held at the Istanbul 28th Criminal Court of First Instance.
10:20 – The hearing of the case filed against journalist Ahmet Kanbal on the charge of “publicly disseminating misleading information” will be held at the Adıyaman 5th Criminal Court of First Instance.
