Çiğdem Toker began her journalism career in 1986. Due to her two columns, a total of 3 million Turkish liras of lawsuits were brought against her for non-pecuniary damages by Agrobay Greenhousing and Şenbay Mining, which are incorporated in the Bayburt Group. In addition, due to her another article published in the Cumhuriyet Newspaper, the Postal and Telegraph Service (PTT) sued her with a demand of 50,000 liras for non-pecuniary damages. Agrobay Greenhousing’s and PTT’s claims for damages were rejected. All 3 cases against Toker has dropped. Sözcü Newspaper columnist Çiğdem Toker published an article titled “İBB’den Vakıflara Hizmet Raporu” (“İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Publishes Report on its Services to Foundations). A lawsuit for damages was filed against her by Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation), where President Erdoğan’s son-in-law Selçuk Bayraktar has a managerial position. The foundation demands 80 thousand TL in compensation for alleged “violation of personal rights.” This trial against Toker still continues.