Nazlı Ilıcak, a journalist and writer, has been in jail since July 29, 2016 for the case known as the ‘FETÖ Media Main Case.’ Ilıcak was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment. The decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal. The decision approved by the Court of Appeal was reversed by the Court of Cassation. However, it was ruled that Ilıcak’s detention be continued. She was a journalist and columnist for 44 years when she was arrested.

The trial restarted at October 8th, 2019.

Necati Doğru is a columnist for the Sözcü Newspaper. He is being prosecuted under the charges of “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization knowingly and willingly, though he is not a member of that organisation.” He is facing a prison sentence of up to 10 years.

Nedim Türfent started journalism in 2012 at the Dİcle News Agency (DİHA), which has been shut down by a decree law. In May 2016, he was taken into custody in Van. He was sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison on the charge of “being a member of an organization.” The verdict was approved by the Court of Cassation on Oct. 8, 2019. His individual appeal to the Constitutional Court is ongoing. He has been detained since May 13, 2016 in Van F Type High Security Prison.

Erdemir was the correspondent and editor for the Özgür Gündem Newspaper. Detained in December 2018 for the “KCK press” investigation, she spent 2.5 year in pretrial detention. She is still on trial on the charge of “being an executive of an organization.”