A MONITORING REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF PRESS FREEDOM IN TURKEY A total of 50 media s were put in prison until 30 September 2010, according to data collected from the Turkish Ministry of Justice, the Solidarity with Imprisoned Journalists Platform and other sources. Among the 50 media s in prisons, 44 of them are currently awaiting trials while 6 of them were given prison sentence. In addition to the number of Turkish journalists who were put in prisons since January 2009, it is estimated that more than 100 journalists are currently under the threat of prison sentence; and over 1.200 cases are awaiting trials in prisons. IMPRISONED JOURNALISTS NAME / MEDIA ORGANISATION 1. Mustafa Balbay, Cumhuriyet Ankara 2. Tuncay Özkan, owner of the Kanal Biz television, journalist 3. Hikmet Çiçek, Aydınlık journal Ankara 4. Emcet Olcaytu, Aydınlık 5. Deniz Yıldırım, Aydınlık journal executive Editor CASE On trial under arrest in the second trial of Released by the court in July 5 th 2009 after being detained on July 1 st 2009. Detained again on March 5 th 2009. Arrested on March 6 th 2009. Currently in Silivri Prison. The trial continues. Next hearing: September 2 nd 2010. On trial under arrest in the second trial of Ergenekon Case Detained on September 23 rd 2008. Arrested on September 27 th 2008. Imprisoned in Silivri Prison The trial continues. Next hearing: September 2 nd 2010. On trial in the Detained on March 25 th 2008 Arrested on March 29 th 2008 Imprisoned in Silivri Prison The trial continues. On trial under arrest in the second trial of Detained on September 23 rd 2008. Arrested on September 26 th 2008 Currently in Silivri Prison. The trial continues. Last hearing on September 2 nd 2010. Detained on November 8 th 2009 for publishing the phone conversations between the Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdoğan 1
6. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Haberal, Kanal B Television, Chairman of Board of Directors / Rector of Başkent University 7. Vedat Kurşun, Azadiya Welat, former Editor-in- 8. Suzan Zengin, İşçi-Köylü office at Kartal 9. Erol Zavar, Odak journal owner and Editor in 10. Füsun Erdoğan, Özgür Radyo Executive Editor 11. İbrahim Çiçek, Atılım Executive Editor and KKTC (Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic) President Mehmet Ali Talat in Aydınlık Journal Currently in Silivri Prison. The trial continues. On trial under arrest in the second trial of Currently in Silivri Prison. Given 3-year sentence in prison on the ground of promoting terrorist organisations in its articles published on Azadiya Welat on August 11 th -12 th 2007. In the hearing in Diyarbakır 5 th High Criminal Court on May 13 th 2010, he was given a 154-year-and-6-month sentence for having promoted terrorist organisations in his articles published in Azadiya Welat between August 2006 and June 2008. Together with the sentence in the other trial in 4 th High Criminal Court, he was given a 169 year-and-6-month sentence in prison. Currently in Diyarbakır D Type Prison. Detained on August 28 th 2009 after the police raided her house. Currently in Bakırköy Prison for Women and Juveniles. Was denied medical treatment while in prison. The first hearing was on August 26 th 2010 after spending12 months of in prison. Suzan Zengin accused the Government of being responsible for the deterioration of her health conditions because she was denied medical treatment during her imprisonment. The trial continues and the hearing was scheduled on February 15 th 2011. (August 26 th 2010) Currently in Sincan F Type Prison On trial for the MLKP case. Detained onseptember 8 th 2006 Arrested on September 12 th 2006. Imprisoned in Gebze M Type Prison. Next hearing in Beşiktaş 10 th High Criminal Court is on December 10 th 2010. On trial for the MLKP case. Detained on September 8 th 2006 2
12. Sedat Şenoğlu, Atılım Executive Coordinator 13. Bayram Namaz, Atılım 14. Ziya Ulusoy, Atılım 15. Hasan Coşar, Atılım 16. Ahmet Birsin, Diyarbakır Gün TV Executive Coordinator 17. Barış Açıkel, İşçi-Köylü, owner and Editor-in- 18. Hatice Duman, Atılım, owner and Editor-in- 19. Mahmut Tutal, Gündem, Şanlıurfa 20. Mustafa Gök, Ekmek and Adalet journal, Ankara 21. Metin Bulut, Yürüyüş journal, owner and Editor-in- 22. Bayram Parlak, Gündem, Mersin Arrested on September 12 th 2006. Imprisoned in Gebze M Type Prison. The next hearing in Beşiktaş 10 th High Criminal Court is on December 10 th 2010. On trial in MLKP case. Detained on operation called Gaye in September 8 th 2006 Arrested on September 12 th 2006. Imprisoned in Edirne No 1 F Type Prison. Next hearing in Beşiktaş 10 th High Criminal Court on December 10 th 2010. On trial for the MLKP case. Detained on September 8th 2006 Arrested on September 12 th 2006. In Edirne No 1 F Type Prison. Next hearing in Beşiktaş 10 th High Criminal Court:December 10 th 2010. On trial for the MLKP case. Detained on September 8th 2006 Arrested on September 12 th 2006. In Tekirdağ No 1 F Type Prison. Next hearing in Beşiktaş 10 th High Criminal Court: December 10 th 2010. Detained on March 28 th 2009 in İzmir. Arrested on March 29 th 2009. Has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months by the Ankara 11 th High Criminal Court for being a manager of the an illegal organisation and promoting the organisation. In Sincan F Type Prison. Detained and arrested on April 14 th 2009 in operations against PKK organisation in several cities. In Diyarbakır D Type Prison. Kandıra No 1 F Type Prison Gebze M Type Prison Şanlıurfa E Type Prison Sincan F Type Prison Kandıra No 2 F Type Prison Karaman-Ermenek M Type Prison 3
23. Şafak Gümüşsoy, Mücadele Birliği journal, former Editor-in- 24. Gülşen Bozan, Özgür Kadın journal, 25. İhsan Silmiş, Azadiya Welat, 26. Kenan Karavil, Radyo Dünya (Adana), Editorial Director 27. Şeyhmus Bilgin, Günlük and Azadiya Welat 28. Seyithan Akyüz, Azadiya Welat, Adana 29. Şahin Baydağı, Azadiya Welat, distributor 30. Dilek Keskin, Atılım İstanbul 31. Sabri Adanır, Gündem, Cizre, distributor 32. Erdal Süsem, Eylül Culture and Art journal editor 33. Hatice Özhan, DİHA Diyarbakır 34. Gurbet Çakar, Rengê Hêvîya Jinê Journal (Kadının Umudunun Rengi-The Color of Woman s Hope), Managing In Bolu Mengen Prison In Bursa Closed Prison Detained on October 15 th 2009 Detained on December 7 th 2009. Arrested on December 11 th 2009 for being a member of an illegal organization In Kürkçüler F Type Prison. The case was concluded on February 4 th 2010. He was given a 10-month sentence under Article 7.2 Anti-Terror Law (TMK) for promoting terrorist organistions. Detained on December 7 th 2009. Arrested on December 11 th 2009 In Adana Kürkçüler Prison. Detained on December 7 th 2009. Arrested on December 11 th 2009. Was given 2-year sentence for promoting terrorist organisations. In Adana Kürkçüler Prison. Detained on January 12 th 2010 In Mardin E Type Closed Prison. Detained and arrested in Antakya In Antakya E Type Prison. Arrested on charges of aiding illegal organisation in 2006. After the trial, he was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months by Diyarbakır High Criminal Court. Not formally charged. Still imprisoned. Detained on January 31 st 2010 during the Devrimci Karargâh investigation. Arrested on February 7 th 2010 for related to the Maoist Communist Party. In Edirne F Type Prison. Detained in Diyarbakır and taken to Ağrı in February 17 th 2010. Arrested on February 19 th 2010 for promoting terrorist organisations. In Ağrı Prison. Arrested by the Diyarbakır Public Prosecution on March 20 th 2010. In Diyarbakır E Type Prison. 4
Editor in 35. Hamdiye Çiftçi, Dicle Haber Ajansı (DİHA), Hakkâri 36. Mahmut Güleycan, Özgür Halk journal 37. Ozan Kılınç, Azadiya Welat, former Editor in 38. Ali Konar, Azadiya Welat, Elazığ 39. Nuri Yeşil, Azadiya Welat, Tunceli 40. Erdal Güler, Devrimci Demokrasi owner and former Editor in 41. Ali Buluş, DİHA Mersin 42. Mehmet Karaaslan, DİHA Mersin 43. Faysal Tunç, DİHA Şırnak 44. Behdin Tunç, DİHA Şırnak 45. Bedri Adanır, Aram Yayınları owner and Kurdish published Hawar Editor in 46. Abdulbesir Yapıcı, Azadiya Welat Şanlıurfa 47. Hakan Soytemiz, RED journal author 48. Özgür Aytukum, Demokratik Dönüşüm journal, Editor in 49. Baha Okar, Bilim and Gelecek journal, editör 50. H.B., Özgür halk journal, Arrested on June 14 th 2010) In Bitlis E Type Closed Prison. In Van F Type Prison. In Diyarbakır D Type Prison. Arrested on charges of being a member of a terrorist organisations on May 27 th 2010. In Malatya E Type Prison. Detained and arrested on December 26 th 2007. Sentenced to 21 months in prison by the İstanbul 11 th High Criminal Court. Given a pecuniary penalty of 60.000TL. Given 6-year-and-3-month sentence in prison. In Diyarbakır D Type Prison. Detained on January 5 th 2010 while entering Turkey from Iraq by the Habur Border Checkpoint. Arrested on January 12 th 2010. In Diyarbakır D Type Prison. Arrested on January 24 th 2010 In Şanlıurfa E Type Prison. Detained on September 21 st 2010 Arrested Detained on September 21 st 2010. Arrested Detained on September 21 st 2010.Arrested Detained in Mersin on September 24 th 2010. Arrested on September 26 th 2010 In Mersin E Type Prison. 5