Ömer Ağın was a writer for the now-closed Özgür Gündem newspaper. Ağın was charged with “terrorist organisation propaganda”, “publicly inciting others to commit crime” and “praising offences and offenders” over the article published in Özgür Gündem newspaper under the heading “If you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost” on 12 May 2016 during the Editors-In-Chief on Watch campaign organised in solidarity with the newspaper. The prosecution demanded that Ağın be sentenced to imprisonment of between eighteen months and 12 years. The case file was merged with the case files of other journalists who supported the Editors-In-Chief on Watch campaign. Ağın was acquitted at the end of the trial process.

He was the news manager at the now closed Dicle News Agency (DİHA). In the trial popularly known as the “KCK Press Trial”, he faces a prison sentence between seven years six months to 15 years. He also stands trial for reporting on e-mails that allegedly belong to President Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak. He was detained pending trial for 280 days, and faces a prison sentence between three years and 11 years. His trials continue without detention.

Ömer Özdemir was the Antalya correspondent for the now-closed Cihan News Agency. He was detained on 23 July 2016 on allegations of “being affiliated with the FETO media organisation”. He was placed in custody on 26 July 2016 on allegations of “membership of an armed terrorist organisation”. The indictment dated 22 March 2017 charged him with “membership of an armed terrorist organisation”. The prosecution demanded that Özdemir be sentenced to imprisonment of between seven years and 15 years. Özdemir was released pending trial on 29 March 2017 after the indictment was accepted. He was placed in custody again at the first hearing of the trial on 11 April 2017. He was released pending trial at the third hearing of the trial on 6 October 2017. The trial concerning Özdemir is currently underway. Özdemir is standing trial without remand.

Öncü Akgül supported the Editors-In-Chief on Watch campaign organised in solidarity with the now-closed Özgür Gündem newspaper. Akgül was placed under investigation over the news articles published on 23 May 2016 when he acted as the newspaper’s editor-in-chief. He was charged with “terrorist organisation propaganda”, “praising offences and offenders” and “inciting others to commit crime”. The prosecution demanded that Akgül be sentenced to imprisonment of between eighteen months and 12 years. Akgül was sentenced to imprisonment of fifteen months on the charge of “terrorist organisation propaganda by means of the media”. Akgüls sentence was postponed. The court of appeals approved the imprisonment sentence on 15 September 2020.

Özkan Mayda was a correspondent for the now-closed Cihan News Agency. He was detained on 23 July 2016 on the allegation of “being affiliated with the FETO media organisation”. He was placed in custody on 26 July 2016 on the allegation of “membership of an armed terrorist organisation”. The indictment dated 22 March 2017 charged him with “membership of an armed terrorist organisation”. The prosecution demanded that Mayda be sentenced to imprisonment of between seven years and 15 years. Mayda was released pending trial at the second hearing of the trial on 24 May 2017. The trial concerning Mayda is currently underway. Mayda is standing trial without remand.