Tuncer Çetinkaya was the former Antalya Regional Representative of the now-closed Zaman newspaper. He was detained in Antalya on 23 July 2016 on allegations of “being affiliated with the FETO media structure”. He was remanded 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 Çetinkaya be sentenced to imprisonment of between seven years and 15 years. Çetinkaya was released pending trial on 29 March 2017 after the indictment was accepted. He was remanded again on 1 April 2017 over the objection of the prosecutor’s office. Çetinkaya was sentenced to imprisonment of seven years and six months on the charge of “membership of an armed terrorist organisation” at the sixth hearing of the trial held on 24 April 2018. Çetinkaya was released pending trial after the ruling, however he was prohibited from travelling abroad. The Court of Appeals’ investigation concerning the ruling is pending.

He was an editor with Özgür Gündem newspaper closed down with a decree law during the State of Emergency. He was taken under custody on December 20th, 2011, under the investigation popularly known as “KCK Press Trial”. He remained in prison for 29 months under this trial. He faces 15 years to 22.5 years in prison for “establishing and leading an armed terror organization”. He is out of prison but his trial continues.

Turhan Günay was the editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet newspaper’s book review supplement. He was prosecuted in the Cumhuriyet trial and accused of “aiding a terrorist organization.” He was imprisoned for 9 months. The Constitutional Court ruled that his rights were violated. Günay was acquitted. During his 50-year journalism career he was subjected to 787 trials.