List of arrested journalists in Turkey

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Many journalists in Turkey are being persecuted and kept in jail all over the country.Committee to Protect Journalists [https://cpj.org/imprisoned/2014.php# 2014 prison census: 220 journalists jailed worldwide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217065714/http://cpj.org/imprisoned/2014.php |date=17 December 2014 }}. Retrieved on 8 October 2012 Below is an extensive list of the prisoners, past and present.

231 journalists have been arrested after 15 July 2016 alone.{{Cite web|url=http://turkeypurge.com/journalism-in-jail|title=Journalism in Jail {{!}} Turkey Purge|website=turkeypurge.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090344/http://turkeypurge.com/journalism-in-jail|archive-date=13 February 2017|url-status=live}} According to the Gülen movement-linked (which is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey,{{Cite news|date=31 May 2016|title=Turkey officially designates Gulen religious group as terrorists|newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-gulen-idUSKCN0YM167|via=www.reuters.com|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601134851/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-gulen-idUSKCN0YM167|url-status=live}} Pakistan,{{Cite web|title=Pakistanis laud 'landmark' verdict on FETO terror group|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistanis-laud-landmark-verdict-on-feto-terror-group-/1351082|website=aa.com.tr|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=25 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225222026/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistanis-laud-landmark-verdict-on-feto-terror-group-/1351082|url-status=live}} and the GCC{{cite web|date=14 October 2016|title=GCC declare Gulen group a 'terrorist organisation'|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161014-gcc-declare-feto-a-terrorist-organisation/|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808114216/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161014-gcc-declare-feto-a-terrorist-organisation/|url-status=live}}) advocacy group Stockholm Center for Freedom that tracks cases of prosecutions of Turkish journalists, in the year 2018, 122 journalists received a jail sentence.{{Cite web|url=https://stockholmcf.org/112-journalists-given-various-jail-sentences-in-turkey-in-2018/|title=112 journalists given various jail sentences in Turkey in 2018|last=SCF|date=2019-01-01|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104180007/https://stockholmcf.org/112-journalists-given-various-jail-sentences-in-turkey-in-2018/|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=live}}

List of arrested journalists

The following is a non-exhaustive list of arrested journalists in Turkey:The European Federation of Journalists [http://europe.ifj.org/fr/pages/turkey-campaign-set-journalists-free#list List of journalists in Turkish prisons] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924072429/http://europe.ifj.org/fr/pages/turkey-campaign-set-journalists-free |date=2012-09-24 }}. Retrieved on 8 October 2012 A new updated and searchable list of jailed journalists is compiled by [http://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/ Stockholm Center for Freedom] which stated that 165 journalists were arrested, 88 convicted and 167 wanted as of 8 May 2020.

scope="col" \| Name ! scope="col" \| Media ! scope="col" \| Position ! scope="col" \| Date arrested ! scope="col" \| Status ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Background info
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Arrested journalists in Turkey
Abdulcebbar Karabeğ	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Mersin	2010-09-26	Released on 2012-11-02Evrensel [http://www.evrensel.net/news.php?id=39754 Gazeteci Karabeğ ve Çat’a tahliye ] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508223001/http://www.evrensel.net/news.php?id=39754 \|date=2014-05-08 }}, retrieved on 17 November 2012	detained at the closed prison of Hatay
Abdullah Çetin	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Kurtalan, Siirt Province	2011-12-16	Released on 2014-06-25{{cite web\|title=KCK'den Biri Gazeteci 4 Kişiye Tahliye\|url=http://bianet.org/bianet/toplum/156722-kck-den-biri-gazeteci-4-kisiye-tahliye\|publisher=Bianet\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231419/http://bianet.org/bianet/toplum/156722-kck-den-biri-gazeteci-4-kisiye-tahliye\|archive-date=30 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	detained at the D-Type prison in Diyarbakır
Abdullah Civan \|Today's Zaman \| \|2016-9-2 \|Convicted on 2017-5-26 \|convicted to 10 years and 5 months, detained in İzmir{{Cite web\|title=Jailed and wanted Journalists in Turkey- Updated List\|url=https://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221133302/https://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/\|archive-date=21 December 2018\|access-date=2019-01-02\|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom\|language=en-US}}
Abdullah Kılıç	Meydan	correspondent	2016-07-25	Convicted and jailed pending trial	Sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on 8 March 2018. Imprisoned in the Silivri prison, İstanbul{{Cite web \|url=https://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/ \|title=Jailed and wanted Journalists in Turkey- Updated List \|access-date=26 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221133302/https://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/ \|archive-date=21 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}
Abdülkader Civan \|Today's Zaman \| \|2016-09-02 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to more than 10 years imprisonment on 26 May 2017
Adnan Bilen \|Mezopotamya Agency \|journalist \|2020-10-9 \|released in April 2021{{Cite web\|date=8 April 2021\|title=Court rejects appeal against release of journalists reporting on torture\|url=https://m.bianet.org/english/print/242122-court-rejects-appeal-against-release-of-journalists-reporting-on-torture\|access-date=13 July 2021\|website=Bianet}} \|imprisoned for about 6 months
Abdurrahman Gök \|Dicle Haber Ajansı \|journalist \|24 March 2009{{Cite web\|date=2009-03-31\|title=Reporter Abdurrahman Gök arrested, accused of "making terrorist propaganda"\|url=https://ifex.org/reporter-abdurrahman-gok-arrested-accused-of-making-terrorist-propaganda/\|access-date=2020-11-18\|website=IFEX\|language=en-US\|archive-date=16 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116183158/https://ifex.org/reporter-abdurrahman-gok-arrested-accused-of-making-terrorist-propaganda/\|url-status=live}} \|released in November 2009{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Journalist Released from Jail under "PKK Propaganda" Charges\|url=https://www.bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/118517-journalist-released-from-jail-under-pkk-propaganda-charges\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202032444/http://bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/118517-journalist-released-from-jail-under-pkk-propaganda-charges\|archive-date=2 December 2009\|access-date=2020-11-18\|website=Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi}} \|
Abdurrahman Öncü \|Pia \|Camera operator \|2022-06-16 \|arrested \|
Ahmet Altan	Taraf	journalist	2016-09-10	released 2021-04-21{{Cite web\|date=2021-04-14\|title=Turkey releases writer Ahmet Altan after more than four years in prison\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/14/turkey-releases-writer-ahmet-altan-after-more-than-four-years-in-prison\|access-date=2021-06-07\|website=The Guardian\|language=en}}	Sentenced to life in prison with solitary confinement in 2018.{{cite news \|last1=Shaheen \|first1=Kareem \|title=Turkey sentences journalists to life in jail over coup attempt \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/16/turkey-sentences-six-journalists-life-imprisonment-failed-coup \|work=The Guardian \|date=16 February 2018 \|access-date=24 June 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021833/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/16/turkey-sentences-six-journalists-life-imprisonment-failed-coup \|archive-date=25 June 2018 \|url-status=live }} Released after an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights and a ruling of the Court of Cassation
Ahmet Akyol	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Adana	2011-05-09	Released on 2012-11-06{{cite web\|title=BIA Media Monitoring 2012 / Full Text\|url=http://bianet.org/english/english/146353-bia-media-monitoring-2012-full-text\|publisher=Bianet\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230519/http://bianet.org/english/english/146353-bia-media-monitoring-2012-full-text\|archive-date=30 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	Was detained at the M-Type prison in Ceyhan, Adana
Ahmet Birsin	Gün TV	general coordinator	2009-04-14	Convicted	Sentenced to 21 years for administrating a terrorist organization in March 2017{{Cite web\|url=https://ekurd.net/turkey-sentenced-kck-jail-2017-03-29\|title=111 people sentenced to jail in main KCK case in Turkey's Kurdish region\|author=Editorial Staff\|date=2017-03-29\|website=Kurd Net - Ekurd.net Daily News\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104180107/https://ekurd.net/turkey-sentenced-kck-jail-2017-03-29\|archive-date=4 January 2019\|url-status=live}}
Ahmet Böken \|TRT \| \|2016-08-18 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 9 years and 9 months imprisonment.
Mehmet Bilal Colak \|TRT \| \|2016-08-18 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 9 years imprisonment.
Ahmet Şık \|Cumhuriyet \| \|3 March 2011/2016-12-30 \|12 March 2012/released pending trial in March 2018 \|First arrest is part of Ergenekon trials. Sentenced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment on second arrest
Ahmet Torun \|TRT \| \| \| \|Sentenced to 7 years and 5 months imprisonment.
Ali Konar	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Elazig	2010-05-27	Convicted	Sentenced to 7 years and 6 months on 22 October 2015{{Cite web\|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom/detail-alert?p_p_id=sojdashboard_WAR_coesojportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_sojdashboard_WAR_coesojportlet_alertId=12102715\|title=Journalist Ali Konar Sentenced to over 7 Years in Jail\|website=www.coe.int\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2019-01-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104185514/https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom/detail-alert?p_p_id=sojdashboard_WAR_coesojportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_sojdashboard_WAR_coesojportlet_alertId=12102715\|archive-date=4 January 2019\|url-status=live}}
Ali Özparun \|TRT \| \| \|jailed pending trial \|
Ali Ünal \|Yeni Hayat \| \|2016-08-16 \|Convicted on the 2018-11-14, pending trial \|Sentenced to 19 years and 6 months, detained in the F Type prison Buca Kırıklar
Arif Çelebi				Released on 2014-05-08Hürriyet Daily News [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three-journalists-including-fusun-erdogan-released-over-duration-of-detention.aspx?pageID=238&nID=66171&NewsCatID=339 Three journalists, including Füsun Erdoğan, released over duration of detention] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508223616/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three-journalists-including-fusun-erdogan-released-over-duration-of-detention.aspx?pageID=238&nID=66171&NewsCatID=339 \|date=8 May 2014 }}, retrieved on 8 May 2014	detained during 7 years and 8 months
Aykut Yildir \|TRT \| \| \|jailed pending trial \|
Ayşe Oyman	Özgür Gündem	editor	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-03{{cite web\|title=Turkish courts release eight journalists in two days - Committee to Protect Journalists\|url=https://cpj.org/2014/03/turkish-courts-release-eight-journalists-in-two-da.php\|website=cpj.org\|date=27 March 2014 \|accessdate=13 May 2017\|language=en\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509062938/https://cpj.org/2014/03/turkish-courts-release-eight-journalists-in-two-da.php/\|archive-date=9 May 2017\|url-status=live}}	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakırköy, Istanbul
Aysenur Parildak \|Zaman \| \|2016-08-11 \|Arrested \|sentenced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment
Aytekin Gezici \|Seyhan Belediyesi \| \|2016-08-26 \|detained pending appeal \|sentenced to 9 years in prison on 16 February 2018
Aziz Tekin	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Mardin	2012-01-29	Arrested	detained at the E-Type prison in Mardin
Aziz Oruç \|Mezapotamya Agency \| \|2022-06-16 \|Arrested \|
Barış Polat \|Mezopotamya Agency \| \| \|Convicted in January 2020 \|sentenced to 6 years and 3 months{{Cite web\|date=7 January 2021\|title=Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Barış Polat Sentenced to 6 Years, 3 Months in Prison\|url=https://m.bianet.org/bianet/law/218212-mezopotamya-agency-reporter-baris-polat-sentenced-to-6-years-3-months-in-prison\|website=Bianet}}
Bayram Kaya \|Yeni Hayat \| \|2016-07-29 \|Arrested, jailed pending trial \|sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on 8 March 2018
Bayram Namaz	Atılım	writer	2006-09-10	Released on 2014-05-08	detained during 7 years and 8 months at the F-Type prison in Edirne
Bedri Adanır	Aram Yayınları, Hawar	general director	2010-01-08	Released on 2012-11-27Bianet [http://www.bianet.org/bianet/hukuk/142419-bedri-adanir-ozgur Bedri Adanır Özgür] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130074430/http://www.bianet.org/bianet/hukuk/142419-bedri-adanir-ozgur \|date=30 November 2012 }}, retrieved on 28 November 2012	detained during 689 days at the D-Type prison in Diyarbakır
Berivan Altan \|Mezopotamya Agency \|journalist \|30-10-2022{{Cite web \|last=Adal \|first=Hikmet \|date=31 October 2022 \|title=Who are the nine arrested Kurdish journalists? \|url=https://bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/269250-who-are-the-nine-arrested-kurdish-journalists \|website=Bianet}} \|arrested \|
Cemil Uğur \|Mezopotamya Agency \| \|2020-10-09 \|Released in April 2021 \|imprisoned for about 6 months
Cengiz Kapmaz	Özgür Gündem	writer	2011-11-26	Convicted
Cengiz Dogan \|Azadiya Welat \| \|2009-04-20 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 17 years and 1 month in prison.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.osce.org/fom/173036?download=true\|title=Table of imprisoned journalists and examples of legislative restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey\|last=Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media\|date=July 2015\|website=OSCE\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717024900/http://www.osce.org/fom/173036?download=true\|archive-date=17 July 2015\|url-status=live}}
Çağdaş Kaplan	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Istanbul	2011-12-20	Released on 2013-02-11	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Cuma Ulus \|Can Erzincan TV \| \|2016-08-06 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 6 years 3 months imprisonment on 8 March 2018
Davut Uçar	Etik Ajans	director	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Deniz Nazlım \|Mezopotamya agency \|journalist \|30-10-2022 \|Arrested \|
Deniz Yıldırım	Aydınlık \|Chief editor \|2009-11-09	Released in March 2014	sentenced for leaking a phone conversation of Erdogan to the media{{Cite web\|url=http://www.anatoliaturknews.com/ENG/Detail/Aydinlik-Chief-Editor-Deniz-Yildirim-Freed/2549\|title=Aydınlık Chief Editor Deniz Yıldırım Freed\|website=Anatolia Turk News\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729083347/http://www.anatoliaturknews.com/ENG/Detail/Aydinlik-Chief-Editor-Deniz-Yildirim-Freed/2549\|archive-date=29 July 2019\|url-status=live}}
Deniz Yücel	Die Welt, taz	journalist	2017-02-14	Released on 2018-02-16	jailed in Istanbul{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/01/angela-merkel-urged-to-ban-erdogan-over-jailed-german-journalist\|title=Angela Merkel urged to ban Erdoğan over jailed German journalist\|first=Philip\|last=Oltermann\|date=1 March 2017\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=2 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301195652/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/01/angela-merkel-urged-to-ban-erdogan-over-jailed-german-journalist\|archive-date=1 March 2017\|url-status=live}}
Derek Stoffel	CBC News	journalist	2013-06-12	Released on 2013-06-12CBC [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-correspondents-released-from-detention-in-turkey-1.1346148 CBC News, CBC correspondents released from detention in Turkey], retrieved on 18 June 2013
Dilşah Ercan	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Mersin	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the M-Type prison in Ceyhan, Adana
Dilek Demiral	Özgür Gündem	journalist	2010-09-26	Released on 2014-03-03	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakırköy, Istanbul
Diren Yurtsever \|Mezopotamya agency \|Editor in chief \|30-10-2022 \|arrested \|
Ebru Umar	Metro, Libelle	journalist, writer, columnist	2016-04-23	(Partly) released on 2016-04-24	Dutch journalist, arrested because of insulting Turkish president Erdoğan. Umar is prohibited to leave Turkey for the Netherlands awaiting further investigation.NOS [http://nos.nl/artikel/2101275-het-weekend-van-ebru-umar-opgepakt-vrijgelaten-maar-nog-niet-vrij.html Het weekend van Ebru Umar: opgepakt, vrijgelaten, maar nog niet vrij] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427050216/http://nos.nl/artikel/2101275-het-weekend-van-ebru-umar-opgepakt-vrijgelaten-maar-nog-niet-vrij.html \|date=27 April 2016 }}, retrieved on 1 May 2016
Eda Akıllı Şanlı	Bizim Antalya	columnist	2016-07-25	Released pending trial the 2016-12-18{{Cite web\|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom/all-alerts/-/soj/alert/18528316\|title=Journalists Arrested in Major Clampdown following Failed Coup in Turkey\|website=Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2019-01-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111065744/https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom/all-alerts/-/soj/alert/18528316\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|url-status=live}}
Emrullah Acar \|Mezopotamya Agency \|correspondent \|30-10-2022 \|Arrested \|
Ekrem Dumanlı	Zaman Gazetesi	general director	2014-12-14	Released on 2014-12-19{{cite web\|title=Turkish journalist on arrest of colleagues: 'After awhile it starts to feel like a Kafka novel'\|date=19 December 2014 \|url=https://www.poynter.org/2014/turkish-journalist-on-arrest-of-colleagues-after-awhile-it-starts-to-feel-like-a-kafka-novel/309489/\|accessdate=13 May 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707150536/http://www.poynter.org/2014/turkish-journalist-on-arrest-of-colleagues-after-awhile-it-starts-to-feel-like-a-kafka-novel/309489/\|archive-date=7 July 2017\|url-status=live}}{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Yohuru\|title=Speaking Truth to Power in Turkey: An Interview with Ekrem Dumanli\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yohuru-williams/speaking-truth-to-power-i_1_b_6673406.html\|publisher=Huffington Post\|accessdate=13 May 2017\|date=17 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914202519/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yohuru-williams/speaking-truth-to-power-i_1_b_6673406.html\|archive-date=14 September 2015\|url-status=live}}
Elif Üngür \|PEL productions \|presenter \|16 June 2022 \|arrested{{Cite web \|last=Tuncel \|first=Ruken \|date=16 June 2022 \|title=Journalism questioned: 'What do you mean by the Kurdish question?' \|url=https://bianet.org/english/politics/263409-journalism-questioned-what-do-you-mean-by-the-kurdish-question \|website=Bianet}} \|
Emre Soncan	Zaman	correspondent	2016-07-24{{cite web\|title=2016 prison census: 259 journalists jailed worldwide\|url=https://www.cpj.org/imprisoned/2016.php\|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231005344/https://www.cpj.org/imprisoned/2016.php\|archive-date=31 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	Convicted, jailed pending trial	sentenced to 10 years and 5 months on 10 April 2018
Enis Berberoğlu \|Sözcü \| \|14 June 2017 \|Released on 20 September 2018 \|Sentenced to 25 years on 14 June 2017, the sentence was lowered to 5 years and 10 months on 13 February 2018. Released until the end of his term as MP of the Turkish Parliament.{{Cite web\|url=https://bianet.org/english/media/201020-chp-mp-enis-berberoglu-released\|title=CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu Released\|website=Bianet\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922094810/http://bianet.org/english/media/201020-chp-mp-enis-berberoglu-released\|archive-date=22 September 2018\|url-status=live}}
Erdal Süsem	Eylül	editor	2010-02-10	Convicted	Convicted to life in prison{{Cite web\|url=https://cpj.org/reports/2012/10/turkeys-press-freedom-crisis-appendix-i-journalists-in-prison.php\|title=Turkey's Press Freedom Crisis\|last1=Avenue\|first1=Committee to Protect Journalists 330 7th\|last2=York\|first2=11th Floor New\|website=cpj.org\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-11\|last3=Ny 10001\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211172954/https://cpj.org/reports/2012/10/turkeys-press-freedom-crisis-appendix-i-journalists-in-prison.php\|archive-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live}}
Erol Zavar	Odak	director	2007-01-20	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Sincan, Ankara
Ersin Şanlı \|TRT \|manager \|2016-7-20 \|Arrested{{Cite web\|url=https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/188222-34-detention-order-for-34-former-trt-staff\|title=34 Detention Order for 34 Former TRT Staff\|date=12 July 2017\|website=Bianet\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714102256/http://bianet.org/english/human-rights/188222-34-detention-order-for-34-former-trt-staff\|archive-date=14 July 2017\|url-status=live}} \|
Ertuğ Bozkurt	Dicle Haber Ajansı	editor	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Faruk Akkan \|Cihan \| \|2016-08-04 \|Arrested \|sentenced to 9 years imprisonment
Fatih Özgür Aydın			2011-07-25	Arrested
Fatma Koçak	Dicle Haber Ajansı	director	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakırköy, Istanbul
Faysal Tunç	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Sirnak	2007-04-05	Convicted	Sentenced twice to 6 years and 3 months{{Cite web\|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/5498048d15.html\|title=Refworld {{!}} 2014 prison census - Turkey: Faysal Tunç\|last=Refugees\|first=United Nations High Commissioner for\|website=Refworld\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-05\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105200945/https://www.refworld.org/docid/5498048d15.html\|archive-date=5 January 2019\|url-status=live}}
Ferhat Çiftçi	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Gaziantep	2011-02-16	Arrested	detained at the H-Type women prison in Gaziantep
Füsun Erdoğan	Özgür Radyo	general coordinator	2006-09-10	Released on 2014-05-08	detained during 7 years and 8 months at the T-Type prison in Kandira
Gurbetelli Ersöz \|Özgür Gündem \|Editor-in-Chief \|1994-01-12{{Cite web\|title=Gurbetelli Ersöz\|url=https://cpj.org/data/people/gurbetelli-ersoz/\|access-date=2021-06-07\|website=Committee to Protect Journalists\|language=en-US}} \|June 1994{{Cite web\|title=Elective Affinities: Diaries as a space of histories with Banu Cennetoglu, Katerina Tselou, Arnisa Zeqo {{!}} American School of Classical Studies at Athens\|url=https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/events/details/elective-affinities-diaries-as-a-space-of-histories-with-banu-cennetoglu-ka\|access-date=2021-06-07\|website=www.ascsa.edu.gr}} \|
Gülnaz Yıldız \|Mücadele Birliği \| \|2012-04-26 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison
Gülsen Aslan	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Batman	2012-02-20	Released on 2012-10-15	detained at the M-Type prison in Batman
Habip Güler	Zaman	correspondent	2016-07-25	Convicted, jailed pending trial	sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on 8 March 2018. Detained in Silivri Prison.
Hakan Soytemiz			2010-09-25	Released on 2012-09-24
Hakan Yalçın \|Mezopotamya Agency \|Journalist \|30-10-2022 \|Arrested \|
Halil İbrahim Balta	Zaman, Yarına Bakış	correspondent	2016-07-25	Convicted, jailed pending trial	sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on 8 March 2018
Hanim Büşra Erdal \|Yeni Hayat \| \|2016-07-29 \|Convicted, jailed pending trial \|sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on 8 March 2018
Hamit Dilbahar	Azadiya Welat	writer	2010-02-13	Convicted	Sentenced to 16 years imprisonment.{{Cite web\|url=https://bianet.org/english/human-rights/202629-november-15-day-of-imprisoned-writers-1-poet-2-journalists-writers-from-turkey\|title=November 15 Day of Imprisoned Writers: 1 Poet, 2 Journalists-Writers from Turkey\|website=Bianet\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117142850/http://bianet.org/english/human-rights/202629-november-15-day-of-imprisoned-writers-1-poet-2-journalists-writers-from-turkey\|archive-date=17 November 2018\|url-status=live}}
Hamza Güneri Gök \|TRT \| \|2017-01-30 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 6 years and 3 months on 26 February 2019.
Hasan Özgüneş	Azadiya Welat	writer	2011-10-28	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Hatice Duman	Atılım	director	2003-04-01	Convicted	sentenced to life imprisonment.{{Cite web\|url=https://m.bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/141497-journalist-receives-life-time-imprisonment\|title=Journalist Receives Life-Time Imprisonment\|website=Bianet\|access-date=4 January 2019\|archive-date=16 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116183152/https://m.bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/141497-journalist-receives-life-time-imprisonment\|url-status=live}} Detained at the M-Type prison in Gebze
Hayati Yildiz \|Azadiya Welat \| \|2017-03-01 \|Released pending trial \|Released pending trial 20 September 2017
Hidayet Karaca	Samanyolu TV	owner	2014-12-14	Convicted	sentenced to 31 years imprisonment on 3 November 2017.
Hikmet Çiçek			2008-03-25	Released 2014-03-10	Part of Ergenekon trials
Hüseyin Deniz	Evrensel	correspondent	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-27	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
İdris Sayılğan \|Mezopotamya ajansi \|journalist \|2020-03-02{{Cite web\|title=Detained During News Follow-up at Border, Journalist İdris Sayılğan Arrested\|url=https://bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/220812-detained-during-news-follow-up-at-border-journalist-idris-sayilgan-arrested}} \|currently arrested \|He was previously arrested for 1,137 days between 2016 and 2019{{Cite web\|date=2 March 2020\|title=Journalist İdris Sayılğan handed four-year prison sentence for 'terrorist propaganda'\|url=https://bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/238512-journalist-idris-sayilgan-handed-four-year-prison-sentence-\|website=Bianet}} Sentenced to 4 years for terrorist propaganda
İlker İlkan \|Azadiya Welat \| \|2016-09-09 \|Released pending trial \|Released 12 October 2017
Ismail Yıldız	Dersim	director	2011-12-24	Released on 2013-02-11	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Jake Hanrahan \|Popular Front \|journalist \|2015-8-27 \|Deported to UK after a week \|Arrested after being "accused of working on behalf of a terrorist organisation and assisting Islamic State" while covering disturbances in Diyarbakir.{{Cite web \|date=6 September 2015 \|title=Vice News journalists back in UK after release from Turkish prison \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/06/vice-news-journalists-hanrahan-pendlebury-turkey-uk-return \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129125248/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/06/vice-news-journalists-hanrahan-pendlebury-turkey-uk-return \|archive-date=29 November 2020 \|access-date=21 November 2020 \|website=TheGuardian.com}}
Kadri Gürsel	Cumhuriyet	journalist	2016-10	Released on 2017-09-25	He was accused, together with other Cumhuriyet staff, in the case on terrorism charges, with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), and the Fethullahist Organization (FETÖ) among the groups named in the indictments.{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-court-releases-prominent-journalist-kadri-gursel-from-jail--118332 \|title=Turkish court releases prominent journalist Kadri Gürsel from jail \|date=27 September 2017 \|access-date=26 October 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163017/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-court-releases-prominent-journalist-kadri-gursel-from-jail--118332 \|archive-date=26 October 2017 \|url-status=live }}
Kamuran Sunbat \|Dicle Haber Ajansı \|correspondent \|11-09-2011 \|Arrested \|the former Cukurova correspondent of the pro-Kurdish Dicle News Ajansi (DiHA), was arrested in 2011. He was convicted over alleged links to outlawed Kurdish militant groups and is currently serving a sentence of 11 years, 11 months in prison.{{Cite web\|url=https://freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/cases-2/\|title=Cases\|last=Luque\|first=Javier\|website=Free Turkey Journalists\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-11-30\|archive-date=6 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206102743/https://freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/cases-2/\|url-status=live}}
Kenan Baş	Zaman	correspondent	2016-07-25	Released on 29 March 2017, pending trial
Kenan Karavil	Radyo Dünya	general director	2009-12-11	Released on 2010-10-22{{cite web\|title=Adana'daki KCK davasında 2 tahliye\|date=22 October 2010 \|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/adanadaki-kck-davasinda-2-tahliye-16110727\|publisher=Hürriyet\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231016/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/adanadaki-kck-davasinda-2-tahliye-16110727\|archive-date=30 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	detained at the F-Type prison in Kürkçüler, Adana
Kenan Kırkaya	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Ankara	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-27	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Mazlum Doğan Güler \|Pia \|camera operator \|2022-06-16 \|Arrested \|
Mazlum Dolan	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Diyarbakır	2016-02-19	Released pending trial	released after serving 15 months in Diyarbakir Prison
Mazlum Özdemir	Dicle Haber Ajansı	editor	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-27	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Mediha Olgun \|Sözcü \| \|2017-05-26 \|Released pending trial \|Released pending trial 22 September 2017
Mehmet Akif Öztürk \|TRT \| \|2019-02-26 \| \|Sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison
Mehmet Anıl \|Etkin Haber \| \|2016-10-07 \|Released pending trial the 2016-12-14 \|
Mehmet Aslan \|Mezapotamya Ajansi \|journalist \|2021-01-05{{Cite web\|date=2021-01-05\|title=Turkish police arrest Mezopotamya News Agency journalist Mehmet Aslan\|url=https://cpj.org/2021/01/turkish-police-arrest-mezopotamya-news-agency-journalist-mehmet-aslan/\|access-date=2021-06-07\|website=Committee to Protect Journalists\|language=en-US}} \|arrested pending trial \|
Mehmet Baransu	Taraf	correspondent and columnist	2015-03-02{{cite web\| last =Greenslade\| first =Roy\| title =Turkish journalist arrested over military coup scoop he wrote in 2010\| work =The Guardian\| date =5 March 2015\| url =https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/05/turkish-journalist-arrested-over-military-coup-scoop-he-wrote-in-2010\| access-date =15 December 2016\| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170225023454/https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/05/turkish-journalist-arrested-over-military-coup-scoop-he-wrote-in-2010\| archive-date =25 February 2017\| url-status =live}}		detained at the Metris Prison
Mehmet Dener \| \| \|2016-07-22 \|Released pending trial 2017-03-24 \|
Mehmet Emin Yıldırım	Azadiya Welat	general director	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-27	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Mehmet Ali Ertaş \|Xwebun \|editor \|2022-06-16 \|arrested{{Cite web \|date=2022-06-16 \|title=15 journalists, media worker jailed under pre-trial arrest in Turkey \|url=https://cpj.org/2022/06/15-journalists-media-worker-jailed-under-pre-trial-arrest-in-turkey/ \|access-date=2022-06-26 \|website=Committee to Protect Journalists \|language=en-US}} \|
Mehmet Güneş	Türkiye Gerçeği	writer	???-??-??	Released on 2012-10-05Bianet [http://www.bianet.org/bianet/hukuk/141295-devrimci-karargahta-dort-tahliye Devrimci Karargahta dört tahliye] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008210543/http://bianet.org/bianet/hukuk/141295-devrimci-karargahta-dort-tahliye \|date=8 October 2012 }}, retrieved on 9 October 2012	detained during 310 days at the F-Type Tekirdağ number 2 prison
Mehmet Haberal	Kanal B	owner	2009-04-17	Released on 6 September 2013	Part of Ergenekon trials
Mehmet Şahin \|Piya productions \|presenter \|2022-06-16 \|Arrested \|
Mehmet Yeşiltepe	Devrimci Hareket	writer	2009-04-30	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Tekirdağ
Miktat Algül	Mersin Mezitli FM (radio) and Ulus Newspaper \|	2010-05-17	Arrested	Sentenced to 60 years and 5 months in prison.
Mohammed Rasool	Popular Front	journalist	2015-8-27	Released the following January	Arrested after being "accused of working on behalf of a terrorist organisation and assisting Islamic State" while covering disturbances in Diyarbakir.
Murat Aksoy		journalist	2017-04	Released on 2017-10-25	Jailed pending trial over suspected links to the FETÖ media network. He was accused of "being a member of a terror group" and of "participating in a coup attempt."{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-court-releases-journalist-aksoy-singer-tas-teacher-aydin-in-gulen-linked-probe-121397 \|title=Istanbul court releases journalist Aksoy, singer Taş, teacher Aydın in Gülen-linked probe \|date=25 October 2017 \|access-date=26 October 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163059/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-court-releases-journalist-aksoy-singer-tas-teacher-aydin-in-gulen-linked-probe-121397 \|archive-date=26 October 2017 \|url-status=live }}
Murat Aydın			2011-10-22	Arrested
Murat Öztürk \|Çorum Manşet \| \|2016-08-21 \|Released pending trial \|Released pending trial 16 May 2017
Musa Kart	Yürüyüş		2012-09-18	Arrested	detained in Silivri Prison
Mustafa Balbay	Cumhuriyet	correspondent in Ankara	2009-03-06	Released on 2013-12-09{{cite web\|title=Mustafa Balbay serbest!\|date=10 December 2013 \|url=http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/901763-mustafa-balbay-serbest\|publisher=Habertürk\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230302/http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/901763-mustafa-balbay-serbest\|archive-date=30 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	detained at the E-type prison in Sincan, Ankara for 4 years and 277 days. Part of Ergenekon trials
Mustafa Gök	Ekmek ve Adalet	correspondent in Ankara	2004-02-19	Convicted	Sentenced to life in prison for attempting to change the constitutional order by force.
Mustafa Ünal \|Yeni Hayat \| \|2016-07-29 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 10 years and 6 months on 8 July 2018{{Cite web\|url=https://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/\|title=Jailed and wanted Journalists in Turkey- Updated List\|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-26\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221133302/https://stockholmcf.org/updated-list/\|archive-date=21 December 2018\|url-status=live}}
Mümtaz'er Türköne \|Yarına Bakış \| \|03-08-2016 \|released 2020-09-24 \|Sentenced to 10 years 6 months on 6 July 2018, but released following an appeal.
Müyesser Yıldız \|Odatv \| \|February 2011/8 June 2020 \|released June 2012{{cite web \| url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/oda-tv-davasinda-muyesser-yildiz-ugur-tahliye-edildi,206619 \| title=Oda TV davasında Müyesser Yıldız Uğur tahliye edildi }}/released 9 November 2020{{cite web \| url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/son-dakika-muyesser-yildiz-hakkinda-tahliye-karari-verildi-1789691 \| title=Gazeteci Müyesser Yıldız'a 155 gün sonra tahliye }} \|First arrest is part of Ergenekon trials
Nahide Ermiş	Demokratik Modernite	board member	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-01-14{{cite web\|title=Gazeteci Ermiş Tahliye Edildi\|url=http://bianet.org/bianet/ifade-ozgurlugu/152808-gazeteci-ermis-tahliye-edildi\|publisher=Bianet\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230341/http://bianet.org/bianet/ifade-ozgurlugu/152808-gazeteci-ermis-tahliye-edildi\|archive-date=30 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul
Nazlı Ilıcak	Bulvar, Bugün, Hurriyet	publisher, journalist	2016-07-29	Convicted/Jailed Pending Appeal	Sentenced to life in prison with solitary confinement in 2018. [http://womeninjournalism.org/cfwij-press-statements//we-welcome-the-release-of-turkish-journalist-nazl-ilcak-t8ba2 She was released] on 5 November 2019.
Nedim Türfent	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Van	2016-05-12	released on 29 November 2022{{Cite web \|title=Journalist Nedim Türfent released after six and a half years in prison \|url=https://bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/270712-journalist-nedim-turfent-released-after-six-and-a-half-years-in-prison \|website=Bianet}}	Sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison on 15 December 2017
Neşe Toprak \|PEL \|TV host \|2022-06-16 \|arrested \|
Nevin Erdemir	Özgür Gündem	editor	2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-27{{cite web\|title=KCK basın davasında gece yarısı tahliyesi\|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/54645/KCK_basin_davasinda_gece_yarisi_tahliyesi.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231343/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/54645/KCK_basin_davasinda_gece_yarisi_tahliyesi.html\|archive-date=30 December 2016\|publisher=Cumhuriyet\|accessdate=30 December 2016}}	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul
Nilgün Yıldız	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Mardin	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul
Nurettin Fırat	Özgür Gündem	writer	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Nuri Yeşil	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Tunceli	2010-05-27	Arrested	detained at the E-Type prison in Elbistan
Oktay Candemir	Dicle Haber Ajansı	journalist	2011-12-24	Released on 2012-11-16Bianet [http://www.bianet.org/bianet/hukuk/142169-34-tutukludan-ikisine-tahliye 34 tutukludan ikisine tahliye] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119224752/http://www.bianet.org/bianet/hukuk/142169-34-tutukludan-ikisine-tahliye \|date=19 November 2012 }}, retrieved on 16 November 2012	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Olgun Matur	Bizim Antalya	owner	2016-07-25	Arrested
Ömer Çelik	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Istanbul	2016-12-24{{Cite web \|title=Ömer Çelik - Expression Interrupted \|url=https://www.expressioninterrupted.com/omer-celik/ \|access-date=2022-06-17 \|website=www.expressioninterrupted.com}}	released in October 2017{{Cite web \|last= \|date=2017-10-24 \|title=Turkish court releases journalist Ömer Çelik as kept others in prison \|url=https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-court-releases-journalist-omer-celik-as-kept-others-in-prison/ \|access-date=2022-06-17 \|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom \|language=en-US}}	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Ömer Çelik \|program Views from Amed \|presenter \|2022-06-16 \|arrested \|
Ömer Çiftçi	Demokratik Modernite	owner	2011-12-24	Released on 2013-02-11	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Ömer Faruk Çalışkan	Özgür Halk	general director	2008-07-19	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Ozan Kılınç \|Azadiya Welat \|Editor \|2010-07-22 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 32 years in prison.
Özlem Ağuş	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Adana	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the women prison in Karatas, Adana
Pervin Yerlikaya	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Istanbul accountant	2011-12-24	Released on 2013-02-11	detained at the L-Type prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul
Philip Pendlebury	Popular Front	journalist	2015-8-27	Deported to UK after a week	Arrested after being "accused of working on behalf of a terrorist organisation and assisting Islamic State" while covering disturbances in Diyarbakir.
Ramazan Pekgöz	Günlük	editor	2011-12-20{{Cite web\|url=https://cpj.org/2011/12/turkey-must-justify-widespread-arrests-of-journali.php\|title=Turkey must justify widespread arrests of journalists\|last1=Avenue\|first1=Committee to Protect Journalists 330 7th\|last2=York\|first2=11th Floor New\|website=cpj.org\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-11\|last3=Ny 10001\|date=20 December 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111233512/https://cpj.org/2011/12/turkey-must-justify-widespread-arrests-of-journali.php\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|url-status=live}}	Released in 2014-05-12{{Cite web\|url=https://cpj.org/2014/05/turkish-authorities-release-five-more-journalists.php\|title=Turkey releases five more journalists\|last1=Avenue\|first1=Committee to Protect Journalists 330 7th\|last2=York\|first2=11th Floor New\|website=cpj.org\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-11\|last3=Ny 10001\|date=12 May 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111233230/https://cpj.org/2014/05/turkish-authorities-release-five-more-journalists.php\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|url-status=live}}
Sadık Topaloğlu	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Urfa	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Safiye Alagaş \|JinNews \|journalist \|2022-06-16 \|arrested \|
Saša Petricic	CBC News	journalist	2013-06-12	Released on 2013-06-12
Selahattin Aslan	Demokratik Modernite		2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Selma Tatli \|Zaman \| \|2018-11-28 \|Arrested pending trial \|
Semiha Alankuş	Demokratik Modernite		2011-12-24	Released on 2014-03-27	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Serdar Altan \|Dicle-Firat Journalists Association \|Co-Chair \|2022-06-16 \|Arrested \|
Serkan Canbaz \|TRT \| \|2016-12-30 \|Convicted \|Sentenced to 6 years and 10 months 15 days in prison on 16 February 2019.
Sevcan Atak	Özgür Halk	editor	2010-06-18	Arrested	Sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison.
Seyithan Akyüz	Azadiya Welat	correspondent in Adana	2009-12-11	Arrested	sentenced in 4 trials to 21 years and 9 months in total.
Sibel Güler	Özgür Gündem	journalist	2011-12-24	\|Released on 2014-03-03	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy Istanbul
Sinan Aygül	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Bitlis	2011-01-23	Released on 2012-11-07	detained at the E-Type prison in Muş
Şirin Çoban \|Azadiya Welat \| \|2016-09-09 \|Released pending trial \|Released on 12 October 2017
Soner Yalçın	OdaTV, Hürriyet	owner, journalist	2011-02-14	Released on 2012-12-27Bianet [http://www.bianet.org/english/media/143140-soner-yalcin-imprisoned-journalist-released Soner Yalçın, Imprisoned Journalist, Released] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315121314/http://bianet.org/english/media/143140-soner-yalcin-imprisoned-journalist-released \|date=15 March 2013 }}, retrieved on 12 January 2013	detained at the L-Type prison in Silivri. Part of Ergenekon trials
Suat Doğuhan \|PEL productions \|owner \|2022-06-16 \|Arrested \|
Sultan Şaman	Hevîya Jinê	editor	2012-02-07	Arrested	detained at the M-Type prison in Batman
Şahabettin Demir	Dicle Haber Ajansı	correspondent in Van	2010-09-05	Convicted	Sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Şükrü Sak	Akıncı Yol ve Baran Dergisi	general director	2010-04-26	Arrested	detained at the E-Type prison in Sivas
Tayip Temel	Azadiya Welat	writer	2011-10-08	Arrested	detained at the D-Type prison in Diyarbakir
Tuncay Özkan	ex-Kanaltürk	owner	2008-09-27	Released on 10 March 2014	detained at the L-Type prison in Silivri. Part of Ergenekon trials
Tunca Öğreten \|Diken \|journalist \|25-12-2016 \|released 6 December 2017{{Cite web \|title=Tunca Öğreten - Expression Interrupted \|url=https://www.expressioninterrupted.com/tunca-ogreten/ \|access-date=2022-06-17 \|website=www.expressioninterrupted.com}} \|concerning the emails of Berat Albayrak, the son-in law of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and sentenced for Insulting the president
Turabi Kişin	Özgür Gündem	editor	2012-01-02	Arrested	detained at the F-Type prison in Kandira
Turgut Usul \|TRT \|presenter \|2018-01-04 \|Arrested \|jailed pending trial.{{Cite web\|url=https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-court-sends-trt-presenter-usul-to-prison-over-alleged-links-to-gulen-movement/\|title=Turkish court sends TRT presenter Usul to prison over alleged links to Gülen movement\|last=SCF\|date=2018-01-04\|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-05-26\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526180519/https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-court-sends-trt-presenter-usul-to-prison-over-alleged-links-to-gulen-movement/\|archive-date=26 May 2019\|url-status=live}}
Turhan Özlü	Ulusal Kanal	general director	2011-10-08	Arrested	detained at the L-Type prison in Silivri
Ünal Tanik \|Rotahaber \| \|18-01-2017 \|Arrested \|Sentenced to 6 years 3 months imprisonment on 8 March 2018.
Vedat Demir \|Yarına Bakış \|columnist \|2016-08-03 \|Released on 2017-02-17{{Cite news\|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/677838/6_akademisyen_tahliye_edildi.html\|title=6 akademisyen tahliye edildi\|date=2017-02-17\|work=Cumhuriyet\|access-date=2017-06-02\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603142854/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/677838/6_akademisyen_tahliye_edildi.html\|archive-date=3 June 2017\|url-status=live}} \|detained at the Silivri Prison
Yalçın Küçük		writer	2011-03-07	Released 2014-03-10{{cite web \| url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2014/gundem/yalcin-kucuke-de-tahliye-karari-468450/ \| title=Yalçın Küçük de tahliye edildi \| date=3 October 2014 }}	detained at the L-Type prison in Silivri. Part of Ergenekon trials.
Yüksel Genç	Özgür Gündem	writer	2011-12-24	Arrested	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul
Zehra Doğan \|Jinha \|journalist \|2017 - March \|Arrested/ released on the 24 - 02 - 2019 \|sentenced to 2 years 9 months and 22 days
Zehra Firdevsoğlu \|Mukavemet \| \| \|Arrested \|
Zeynel Abidin Bulut \|Xwebun \|editor \|2022-06-16 \|arrested \|
Zeynep Kuray	Birgün	correspondent in Istanbul	2011-12-24	Released on 2013-04-26{{cite web\|title=Zeynep Kuray tahliye edildi\|date=26 April 2013 \|url=http://odatv.com/zeynep-kuray-tahliye-edildi-2604131200.html\|publisher=OdaTV\|accessdate=3 June 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130141938/http://odatv.com/zeynep-kuray-tahliye-edildi-2604131200.html\|archive-date=30 November 2016\|url-status=live}}	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul
Ziya Çiçekçi	Özgür Gündem	owner	2011-12-24	Released on 2013-02-11{{cite web\|title=Kurdish journalists, media workers released in Turkey\|date=11 February 2013 \|url=https://cpj.org/2013/02/kurdish-journalists-media-workers-released-in-turk.php\|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists\|accessdate=30 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231000448/https://cpj.org/2013/02/kurdish-journalists-media-workers-released-in-turk.php\|archive-date=31 December 2016\|url-status=live}}	detained at the F-Type women prison in Kandira
Zuhal Tekiner	Dicle Haber Ajansı	owner	2011-12-24	Released on 2013-02-11	detained at the L-Type women prison in Bakirköy, Istanbul

Grounds for prosecution

Kemalist and / or nationalist journalists were arrested on charges referring to the Ergenekon case and several left-wing and Kurdish journalists were arrested on charges of engaging in propaganda for the PKK listed as a terrorist organization. After the corruption operation in 17/25 December 2013 and in particular after coup attempt of 15 July, the apartments of journalists were raided and sent to prison. The journalists such as Mehmet Baransu, Ece Sevim Ozturk, who were investigating the ‘ Coup attempt’, were arrested. Media organizations such as Zaman newspaper, Cihan News Agency and Samanyolu TV, which were affiliated to the Fethullah Gülen group, were confiscated. Journalists working in these institutions were imprisoned. Life imprisonment was given to journalists such as Hidayet Karaca and Ahmet Altan. With the dozens of published decrees, newspapers, TV, radio, magazine, website was closed. The legal framework on organised crime and terrorism is imprecise and contains definitions which are open to abuse, leading to numerous indictments and convictions. Moreover, its interpretation by prosecutors and courts is uneven and is not in line with the European Convention on Human Rights or the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, according to the European Commission. No clear distinction is made between incitement to violence and the expression of nonviolent ideas. The application of Articles 6 and 7 of the Anti-Terror Law in combination with Articles 220 and 314 of the Turkish Criminal Code leads to abuses; in short, writing an article or making a speech can still lead to a court case and a long prison sentence for membership or leadership of a terrorist organisation. Together with possible pressure on the press by state officials and the threat of possible firing of critical journalists, this situation can lead to a widespread self-censorship. Frequent website bans are a cause for serious concern and there is a need to revise the law on the internet.The European Commission [http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2012/package/tr_rapport_2012_en.pdf Turkey Progress Report 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031221435/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2012/package/tr_rapport_2012_en.pdf |date=31 October 2013 }}. Retrieved on 11 October 2012

Most journalists are in prison based on the following laws:

The Anti-Terror Law of Turkey (also known as Terörle Mücadele Yasası, TMY), Articles 5 and 7 relating to articles of the Criminal Code on terrorist offences and organizations or assisting members of or making propaganda in connection with such organizations, as well as the lengthening of sentences;
The Criminal Code of Turkey (also known as Türk Ceza Kanunu, TCK), Article 314 on establishing, commanding or becoming member of an armed organization with the aim of committing certain offences.{{cite news|title=Main findings of the table of imprisoned journalists in Turkey|author=Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|url=http://www.osce.org/fom/89371|publisher=The Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media|date=April 2012|accessdate=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406212531/http://www.osce.org/fom/89371|archive-date=6 April 2012|url-status=live}}

Concerns

Concerns persisted over the rights of the defence, lengthy pre-trial detention and excessively long and catch-all indictments, leading to significantly enhanced public scrutiny of the legitimacy of these trials.

A report issued by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media describes a number of concerns concerning the case of arrested journalists in Turkey:

Courts often impose exceptionally long imprisonment sentences. The longest conviction is 166 years and the longest jail sentence sought for a journalist is 3,000 years.
Many journalists face double life sentences if convicted, some without possibility for parole. Courts do not tend to grant pre-trial release of defendants.
There is concern that arrests and long pre-trial detentions without conviction are used as a form of intimidation.
Pre-trial detentions remain very long. In some cases journalists held in prison for up to three years are still awaiting trial. Some journalists have been imprisoned for more than five years while their trial is ongoing.
Journalists often face several trials and are often convicted for several offences. There is one journalist who faces 150 court cases.
Media outlets reporting about sensitive issues (including terrorism or anti-government activities) are often regarded by the authorities as the publishing organs of illegal organizations. Courts often consider reporting about such issues as equal to supporting them.
Journalists are often imprisoned in F-tipi cezaevi (F-type high security prisons), where they have to serve their time with the most dangerous criminals. It is also not uncommon to punish journalists with solitary confinement for extended time periods.
According to a report published by Amnesty International on 30 March 2020, Turkey government is said to be speeding up the process of preparing a draft law that intends to release approximately 100,000 prisoners amid growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. However, the law overlooks the journalists, political prisoners, and human rights defenders, who are said to remain jailed despite overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions already posing severe health threat.{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/turkey-imprisoned-journalists-human-rights-defenders-and-others-now-at-risk-of-covid-19-must-be-urgently-released/|title=Turkey: Imprisoned journalists, human rights defenders and others, now at risk of Covid-19, must be urgently released|accessdate=30 March 2020|website=Amnesty International|date=30 March 2020 |archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916090639/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/turkey-imprisoned-journalists-human-rights-defenders-and-others-now-at-risk-of-covid-19-must-be-urgently-released/|url-status=live}}
On 3 July 2020, four Amnesty International activists were convicted by the Turkish court for "assisting a terrorist organization". The human rights group denies all the charges and said that every allegation against its members has been "comprehensively exposed as a baseless slur."{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/03/asia/turkey-amnesty-international-court-verdict-intl/index.html|title=Turkey convicts human rights activists on terror charges|accessdate=3 July 2020|website=CNN|date=3 July 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703174553/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/03/asia/turkey-amnesty-international-court-verdict-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}

References

External links

[http://turkeypurge.com/journalism-in-jail List of journalists in jail as of 28 January 2017. (turkeypurge.com)]
[http://stockholmcf.org/turkeys-press-freedom-woes-worse-than-you-think/ Turkey's Press Freedom Woes Worse Than You Think. (stockholmcf.org)] This page has several PDF reports that include list of journalists in jail as of 24 January 2018.
[http://bianet.org/bianet/ifade-ozgurlugu/180454-yayin-dunyasina-bitmeyen-gozalti?bia_source=rss A list of arrested journalists throughout the history of Turkey up to November 2016, compiled by Turhan Güney of Cumhuriyet (bianet.org)]

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Arrested journalists in Turkey