On Dec. 15, Hüsnü Mahalli, a columnist with the Yurt newspaper was arrested on charges of “insulting the president” and “insulting public officials serving on a board on the basis of their duty.”
 
Mahalli’s arrest brings the number of journalists or press workers in Turkish prisons to 148.

The journalist was detained on Dec. 12, 2016 on the same charges for which he was arrested under orders from İstanbul Prosecutor Can Tuncay in his home in Istanbul. He was then taken to a hospital, where he spent the rest of his detention. He was put under arrest by a decision of the 9th Criminal Judicature of Peace and sent to prison. Mahalli is reportedly an MS sufferer, a condition which necessitates continued medical attention.

Journalist Oğuz Usluer detained in coup probe

Oğuz Usluer, a former news coordinator for Habertürk TV, was detained on Dec. 10 on accusations of being affiliated with the Fethullah Gülen community; a religious movement accused by the Turkish administration of being behind the failed coup of July 15. Usluer’s family members, who contacted P24 via email, have expressed concern for his well being, stating that the journalist is currently barred from seeing his lawyer and members of his family.

Doğan Holding executive arrest

On Dec. 16, the İstanbul 9th Criminal Judicature of Peace ruled to arrest Barbaros Muratoğlu, the head of the Ankara representative office for Doğan Holding; a large conglomerate active in various lines of business as well as in the media. He was detained on Dec. 1. Doğan Holding, which also owns the Hürriyet daily, said the operation was not directed at the corporation, but rather at their executive as an individual.
 
 
Journalist tried for report on abuse of minor

Felat Bozarslan, a Doğan News Agency (DHA) reporter, was in court on Dec. 15 over a news report regarding a court decision, which reduced the sentence given to a sex offender who had abused a minor due to his “reputation.” Bozarslan denied having committed any crime in his court statement. The trial was adjourned until April 10, 2017.
 
 
 

	Journalists arrested under State of Emergency as part of coup investigation
1	Abdullah Kılıç, Meydan columnist
2	Abdullah Özyurt, Zaman Newspaper reporter
3	Ahmet Altan, Novelist and journalist
4	Ahmet Memiş, Journalist, Haberdar news site
5	Ahmet Metin Sekizkardeş, Zaman newspaper
6	Ahmet Turan Alkan, Zaman columnist
7	Ahmet Yavaş, TRT (Erzurum)
8	Alaattin Güner, Cihan News Agency media director
9	Alaattin Kaya, Formerly owned rights to Zaman
10	Ali Akkuş, Zaman, general publications editor
11	Ali Bulaç, Zaman Newspaper columnist
12	Ali Ünal, Zaman columnist
13	Atilla Taş, Meydan Newspaper columnist
14	Ayşe Nazlı Ilıcak, Yarına Bakış
15	Ayşenur Parıldak, Zaman
16	Aytekin Gezici, Journalist
17	Aziz İstegün, Diyarbakır Zaman regional representative
18	Bayram Kaya, Zaman reporter
19	Bayram Parlak, Radyo Cihan (Diyarbakır)
20	Bünyamin Köseli, Aksiyon Magazine reporter
21	Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, Journalists and Writers Foundation
22	Cihan Acar, Bugün reporter
23	Cihat Ünal, Antalya Zaman reporter
24	Cuma Kaya, Zaman Newspaper
25	Cuma Ulus, Millet Newspaper publications coordinator
26	Cumali Önal, Zaman, in charge of Arabic editions
27	Eda Şanlı, owner of local Antalya newspaper and columnist for Bizim Antalya
28	Emre Soncan, Zaman defense reporter
29	Ercan Gün, Fox TV News editor
30	Erdal Şen, Meydan newspaper managing editor
31	Faruk Akkan, Cihan News Agency journalist
32	Fevzi Yazıcı, Zaman Newspaper
33	Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Türksolu columnist
34	Gültekin Avcı
35	Habip Güler, Zaman reporter
36	Hakan Taşdelen
37	Halil İbrahim Mert, TRT (Erzurum)
38	Hanım Büşra Erdal, Zaman reporter and columnist
39	Haşim Söylemez, Aksiyon Magazine columnist
40	Hüseyin Aydın, Cihan reporter
41	Hüseyin Turan, Zaman columnist
42	İbrahim Balta, Zaman business news editor
43	ibrahim Kareyeğen, Zaman managing editor
44	İsa Siyi, Haberdar news site
45	Kenan Baş, Antalya Zaman reporter
	Lalezar Sarıibrahimoğlu (Lale Kemal), Zaman columnist -Released
46	Lokman Erdoğan, Çorum Manşet (Antalya) owner and columnist
47	Mehmet Altan, professor of economics, author and journalist
48	Mehmet Dener, Şanlıurfa.com editor-in-chief
49	Mehmet Kuru, Zaman Eskişehir reporter
50	Mehmet Özdemir, Zaman
51	Muhammet Taşçılar, Sanliurfa.com website editor-in-chief
52	Murat Aksoy, Yeni Şafak columnist
53	Murat Avcıoğlu, Zaman
54	Murat Öztürk, Çorum Manşet (Antalya) managing editor
55	Mustafa Erkan Acar, Bugün news manager
56	Mustafa Ünal, Ankara Bureau Chief of Zaman
57	Mutlu Çölgeçen, Millet newsroom coordinator
58	Mümtazer Türköne, Zaman columnist
59	Nuri Durna, TRT
	Nuriye Ural (Akman), Zaman columnist -Released
60	Nurullah Kaya, G.antep Zaman regional representative
61	Olgun Matur, Antalya journalist
62	Osman Yakut, Zaman Antalya
63	Özkan Mayda, Antalya Zaman reporter
64	Ramazan Alkan, Yeni Akit reporter
65	Resul Cengiz, Eski Zaman Denizli reporter
66	Seyid Kılıç, TRT Haber
67	Şahin Alpay, Zaman columnist
68	Şeref Yılmaz, Irmak TV
69	Tuncer Çetinkaya, Zaman Antalya regional representative
70	Ufuk Şanlı, columnist for Vatan newspaper
71	Vahit Yazgan, İzmir Zaman regional representative
72	Vedat Demir, Yarına Bakış Columnist
73	Yakup Çetin, Zaman Reporter
74	Yakup Şimşek, Zaman marketing manager
75	Yalçın Güler, TRT (Erzurum)
76	Yener Dönmez, Habervaktim news site
77	Yetkin Yıldız, Aktif Haber
78	Zafer Özsoy
79	Ali Babür Boysal, Zaman page designer
80	Tahsin Kürklü, head of Zaman's transportation department
	Journalists arrested in Cumhuriyet operation on Nov. 5, 2016
81	Akın Atalay, President of Cumhuriyet Foundation Executive Board (arrested on Nov. 12)
82	Murat Sabuncu, Editor-in-Chief
83	Kadri Gürsel, Editorial Advisor
84	Turhan Günay, Chief Editor of the paper’s book supplement
85	Musa Kart, Cartoonist
86	Güray Tekin Öz, columnist
87	Hakan Karasinir, columnist
88	Mustafa Kemal Güngör, Cumhuriyet Foundation board member
89	Önder Çelik, Cumhuriyet Foundation board member
90	Bülent Utku, Cumhuriyet Foundation board member
	Journalists taken into custody as part of coup probe
	Abdullah Katırcıoğlu, Legal status after detention unknown
	Emre Koçali, Haberdar, Legal status after detention unknown
	Erkan Büyük, Haberdar, Legal status after detention unknown
	Özcan Keser, TRT İstanbul, Legal status after detention unknown
	Vedat Beki, Sözcü 18, In custody
	Journalists released after being held as part of coup probe under State of Emergency
	Abdullah Alparslan Akkuş, former NTV news editor, Released after being questioned by prosecutor
	Arda Akın, Hürriyet reporter, released by court after objection to arrest ruling
	Ayhan Şimşek, Released on probation
	Bülent Mumay, former Hürriyet digital publications coordinator, released after court arraignment
	Dinçer Gökçe, Hürriyet internet editor, Released on probation
	Hakan Bülent Yardımcı, Released on probation
	Hilmi Yavuz, Zaman columnist, released due to poor health, scheduled to testify later in the investigation
	İhsan Duran Dağı, Zaman columnist, Released after being questioned by prosecutor
	İskender Yunus Tiryaki,Bugün reporter , Released on probation
	Levent Arap, Postmedya.com site executive, Released on probation
	Mehmet Gündem, former Milliyet columnist, released after arraignment
	Nurullah Öztürk,former Yeni Şafak general coordinator and Zaman columnist, Released after being questioned by prosecutor
	Osman Nuri Arslan, FİA finance company partner, Released on probation
	Osman Nuri Öztürk, Released on probation
	Ömer Şahin ,Meydan newspaper’s former Ankara bureau chief, Released after being questioned by prosecutor
	Rasih Yılmaz,Samanyoluhaber columnist, Released after being questioned by prosecutor
	Rıfat Söylemez, Adana Haber, Released after arraignment
	Taner Talaş, Adana Yerel, Released under electronic monitoring
	Yakup Sağlam, Samanyolu reporter, Released on probation
	Yüksel Evsen, Adana journalist, Released on probation
	Zeki Önal, Not detained due to advanced age and poor health
	Journalists being sought in coup probe by judiciary
	Asım Yıldırım, STV anchor
	Ayşe Özkalay, Yeni Hayat columnist
	Behçet Akyar
	Bilal Şahin, Özgür Düşünce
	Bülent Ceyhan, Özgür Düşünce
	Bülent Keneş, Former Today's Zaman editor-in-chief
	Bülent Korucu, Zaman columnist
	Can Bahadır Yüce, Zaman columnist
	Celil Sağır,Today's Zaman managing editor
	Cevheri Güven, Nokta Magazine editor-in-chief
	Ergun Babahan
	Erhan Başyurt, Bugün editor-in-chief
	Erkan Akkuş, BUGÜN TV
	Ertuğrul Erbaş, Former Nokta editor
	Eyüp Can Sağlık, former Radikal editor-in-chief
	Faruk Arslan, Zaman columnist
	Faruk Kardıç
	Fatih Akalan, Samanyolu Haber TV commentator
	Fatih Yağmur, former Radikal reporter
	Hamit Bilici, Zaman Editor-in-Chief
	Hamit Çiçek
	Hasan Cücük, Zaman reporter
	Hüseyin Döğme
	İbrahim Öztürk, Zaman columnist
	İhsan Yılmaz, Today's Zaman columnist
	Kamil Maman, Bugün reporter
	Kemal Gülen, STV anchor
	Kerim Balcı, Turkish Review editor-in-chief
	Kerim Gün, Zaman editor
	Levent Kenez, Meydan editor-in-chief
	Mahmut Akpınar, Millet columnist
	Mahmut Hazar, Cihan News Agency
	Mehmet Akif Afşar
	Mehmet Kamış, Zaman columnist
	Melih Kılıç, Zaman Media Group Sales Department employee
	Metin Tamer Gökçeoğlu
	Metin Yıkar, Samanyolu Haber
	Muhammed Fatih Uğur, Zaman news editor
	Mürsel Genç, Cihan reporter
	Nevzat Güner
	Oktay Vızvız
	Osman Özsoy, Rota Haber columnist, academic
	Ömer Karakaş
	Önder Deligöz, former Yeni Şafak reporter
	Sait Sefa, Haberdar
	Savaş Genç, former TRT reporter and academic
	Sedat Yetişkin
	Selahattin Sevi, Zaman photography editor
	Selçuk Gültaşlı, Zaman Brussels representative
	Sevgi Akarçeşme, Today’s Zaman editor-in-chief
	Süleyman Sargın
	Şemsettin Efe
	Şenol Kahraman
	Turan Görüryılmaz, Can Erzincan TV anchor
	Turhan Bozkurt, Zaman columnist
	Ufuk Emin Köroğlu, Karşı Gazete reporter
	Veysel Ayhan
	Yavuz Baydar, Haberdar.com columnist
	Yonca Kaya Şahin, Rotahaber online news site columnist
	Oğuz Usluer, Habertürk TV former news coordinator
	Journalists detained under State of Emergency outside coup probe
	Selami Aslan – DİHA, Released
	Selman Keleş – DİHA, Under arrest
	İdris Yılmaz – DİHA, Under arrest
	Mehmet Sıddık Damar – DİHA, Released
	Esra Aydın – JİNHA, Released
	Geylan Arslan – JİNHA, Released
	Nizamettin Yılmaz – Azadiya Welat, Under arrest
	İdris Yılmaz – DİHA, Under arrest
	Haydar Ergül – Demokratik Modernite, Under arrest
	Hasan Akbaş – Evrensel, Released
	Fırat Topal – Evrensel, Released
	Serpil Berk – Evrensel, Released
	Sertaç Kayar – Serbest Gazeteci, Released
	Engin Eren – DİHA, Released on probation
	Fatma Edemen – ETHA, Released
	Davut Uçar– Özgür Gündem, Released
	Doğan Güzel– Özgür Gündem, Released
	Ersin Çaksu – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Günay Aksoy – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Kemal Bozkurt – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Reyhan Hacıoğlu – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Önder Elaldı – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Ender Önder – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Sinan Balık – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Fırat Yeşilçınar – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Özgür Paksoy – DİHA reporter, Released
	Zeki Erden – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Elif Aydoğmuş – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Ersin Çaksu – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Mesut Kaynar – DİHA, Released
	Sevdiye Gürbüz – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Amine Demirkıran – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Bayram Balcı – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Burcu Özkaya – Özgür Gündem, Released
	Yılmaz Bozkurt –Press Office of Chamber of Medicine, Released
	Gülfem Karataş – İMC TV, Released
	Gökhan Çetin – İMC TV, Released
	Hüseyin Gündüz – Doğu Yayınevi , Released
	Halil Polat – Freelancer, Under arrest
	Sabahattin Koyuncu – DİHA, Under arrest
	Cemil Uğur – Evrensel, Under arrest
	Yasemin Sayın– Azadiya Welat, Under arrest
	Hayat Yılmaz– Azadiya Welat, Under arrest
	Ahmet Kızılaya– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Arap Turan– Azadiya Welat,Under arrest
	Berxwedan Tulpar– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Sürreya Dal– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Zeynep İzgi– Azadiya Welat, Released on probation
	İbrahim Bayram– Azadiya Welat, Released on probation
	Engin Özelçi– Azadiya Welat, Released on probation
	Ahmet Boltan– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Ceylan İpek– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Mehmet Emin Kaya– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Ziyan Karahan– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Veysi Altın– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Ercan Yeltaş– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Azime Tarhan– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Serdal Polat– Azadiya Welat, Released on probation
	Cengiz Aslan– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Ferit Toprak– Azadiya Welat, Under arrest
	Mehmet Hüseyin Şahin– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Mehmet Aydın– Azadiya Welat, Released
	Pusat Bulut– Azadiya Welat, Released on probation
	Mehmet Emin Akgün – Azadiya Welat, Released
	Mecrum Tokal, Azadiya Welat (Released to be detained again on the same day), In custody
	Mehmet Ali Ertaş – DİHA, In custody
	Arjin Dilek -- DİHA, Released
	Beritan İrlan -- DİHA,Released
	Şaban İba, Özgür Gündem – In custody
	Olivier Bertrand, Le Jour – Deported after release
	Müjgan Ekin, Özgür Gün TV - Believed to have been abducted in extrajudicial detention
	Fethi Balaman - DİHA - in custody
	Journalists arrested during State of Emergency outside coup probe
91	Zeynel Abidin Bulut – Azadiya Welat
	Zehra Doğan – JİNHA, Released in December 2016
92	Hülya Karakaya – Özgür Halk
93	Mehmet Arslan – DİHA
94	Şermin Soydan – DİHA , Released
95	Lindsey Snell – Freelancer - Released and deported on Oct. 13
96	Aslı Erdoğan – Özgür Gündem
97	Metin Bekiroğlu – DİHA
98	İnan Kızılkaya – Özgür Gündem
99	Zana (Bilir) Kaya – Özgür Gündem
100	Erdem Muhirci – DİHA
101	Ali Aşikar – Azadiya Welat
102	Necmiye Alpay – Özgür Gündem
103	Sabahattin Koyuncu - DİHA
104	Arap Turan - Azadiya Welat
105	Ferit Toprak - Azadiya Welat
106	Rabia Özkaya - Özgür Halk
107	Şirin Çoban – Azadiya Welat
108	İlker İlkan – Azadiya Welat
	Cemil Uğur – Evrensel, released in December
109	Mehmet Anıl - ETHA
110	Sadık Demir – Radyo Karacadağ
111	Mizgin Çay – Radyo Karacadağ
112	Salih Erbekler – Radyo Karacadağ
113	Togay Okay - Özgür Gelecek
114	Ayhan Karahan - Local Bodrum journalist
115	Perihan Kara – Freelance journalist
116	Aysel Işık - Freelance journalist
117	Mehmet Güleş - DİHA
118	Hüsnü Mahalli, Yurt newspaper
	List of journalists arrested/convicted before State of Emergency
119	Abdulkadir Turay, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter
120	Ali Konar, Azadiya Welat representative
121	Arafat Dayan, Demokratik Ulus former managing editor
122	Cebrail Parıltı, Anadolu Ajansı (AA) Derik reporter
123	Emin Demir, Freelancer
124	Erdal Süsem, Eylül Magazine Editor
125	Erol Zavar, Odak magazine’s owner
126	Ferhat Çiftçi, Azadiya Welat Gaziantep representative
	Feyyaz İmrak, DİHA reporter, Released
127	Gurbet Çakar, Hevi women’s magazine
128	Hamit Dilbahar, Azadiya Welat columnist
129	Hatice Duman, owner of Atılım newspaper
130	Hidayet Karaca, President of Samanyolu Media
131	Kamuran Sunbat, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA)
132	Kenan Karavil, Radyo Dünya Editor-in-chief
133	Mazlum Dolan, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter
134	Mehmet Baransu, Taraf columnist
135	Mikail Barut, Özgür Halk Magazine former Editor
136	Miktat Algül, Mezitli FM, General broadcast coordinator
137	Muhammed Doğru, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter
138	Mustafa Gök, Ekmek ve Adalet Magazine Ankara representative
139	Nedim Türfent, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter
140	Nuri Yeşil, Azadiya Welat Dersim Temsilcisi
141	Özgür Amed (Ethem Çağır), Özgür Gündem columnist
142	Sami Tunca, Mücadele Birliği Magazine news editor
143	Serkan Aydemir, Bitlis Aktüel reporter
144	Seyithan Akyüz, Azadiya Welat Adana
145	Şahabettin Demir, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter
146	Şerife Oruç, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter
	Şermin Soydan, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) reporter -- Released on Nov. 23
147	Yılmaz Kahraman, Özgür Halk Magazine Editor
148	Ziya Ataman, Dicle News Ajansı (DİHA) Intern

 
 
List of media outlets shut down under State of Emergency decrees
 
TV Stations: Barış TV, Bugün TV, Can Erzincan TV, Dünya TV, Hira TV, Irmak TV, Kanal 124, Kanaltürk, MC TV, Mehtap TV, Merkür TV, Samanyolu Haber, Samanyolu TV, SRT TV, Tuna Shopping TV, Yumurcak TV, İMC TV, Hayat TV, Özgür Gün TV, Van TV, Van Genç TV, TV 10, Jiyan TV, Azadi TV, Denge TV, Mezopotamya TV and Birlik Medya TV.
 
News Agencies: Cihan Haber Ajansı, Muhabir Haber Ajansı, SEM Haber Ajansı, JIN, DİHA
 
Newspapers: Adana Haber, Adana Medya, Akdeniz Türk, Şuhut’un Sesi, Kurtuluş, Lider, İscehisar, Durum, Türkeli, Antalya, Yerel Bakış, Nazar, Batman, Batman Postası, Batman Doğuş, Bingöl Olay, İrade, İskenderun Olay, Ekonomi, Ege’de Son Söz, Demokrat Gebze, Kocaeli Manşet, Bizim Kocaeli, Haber Kütahya, Gediz, Zafer, Hisar, Turgutlu Havadis, Milas Feza, Türkiye’de Yeni Yıldız, Hakikat, Urfa Haber Ajansı, Ajans 11, Yeni Emek, Banaz Postası, Son Nokta, Merkür Haber, Millet, Bugün, Meydan, Özgür Düşünce, Taraf, Yarına Bakış, Yeni Hayat, Zaman, Today’s Zaman, Özgür Gündem, Azadiya Welat, Batman Çağdaş, CizrePostası, Güney Express,İdil Haber,Kızıltepe’nin Sesi, Prestij Haber Gazetesi, Urfanatik Gazetesi, Yüksekova Haber.Express Gazetesi (Adana), Türkiye Manşet (Çorum), Dağyeli Gazetesi (Hatay), Akis Gazetesi (Kütahya), İpekyolu Gazetesi (Ordu), Son Dakika Gazetesi (İzmir), Yedigün Gazetesi (Ankara), Haberexen Dergisi(Samsun) .
 
Magazines: Akademik Araştırmalar, Aksiyon, Asya Pasifik, Bisiklet Çocuk, Diyalog, Avrasya, Ekolife, Ekoloji, Fountain, Gonca, Gül Yaprağı, Nokta, Sızıntı, Yağmur, Yeni Ümit, Zirve, Evrensel Kültür Dergisi, Özgürlük Dünyası, Tiroj.
 
Radio stations: Aksaray Mavi, Aktüel, Berfin, Burç, Cihan, Dünya, Esra, Haber Radyo Ege, Herkül, Jest, Kanaltürk, Radyo 59, Radyo Aile Rehberi, Radyo Bamteli, Radyo Cihan, Radyo Fıkıh, Radyo Küre, Radyo Mehtap, Radyo Nur, Radyo Şemşik, Samanyolu Haber, Umut, Yağmur, Rengin Radyo, Özgür Radyo, Ses Radyo, Radyo Karacadağ, Özgür Güneş, Patnos FM,  Dünya Radyo, Batman FM.
 
Publishing houses: Altınburç, Burak Basın Yayın Dağıtım, Define, Dolunay Eğitim Yayın Dağıtım, Giresun Basın Yayın Dağıtım, Gonca, Gülyurdu, GYV, Işık Akademi, Işık Özel Eğitim, İklim Basın Yayın Pazarlama, Kaydırak, Kaynak, Kervan Basın Yayıncılık, Kuşak, Muştu, Nil, Rehber, Sürat Basım Yayın Reklamcılık Eğitim Araçları, Sütun, Şahdamar, Ufuk Basın Yayın Haber Ajans Pazarlama, Ufuk, Waşanxaneya Nil, Yay Basın Dağıtım, Yeni Akademi, Yitik Hazine, Zambak Basın Yayın Eğitim Turizm.
 
Outlets allowed to resume broadcasts after being shut down under SoE: Zarok TV (must comply with new requirement of 40 percent of broadcasts in Turkish), Yön Radyo.
 
*Glossary of legal terms used in this text
Detain / Place in custody: To hold in police custody for police interrogation first, and later for testimony to a prosecutor. Might lead to a court appearance depending on the action taken by the prosecutor.
Arrest: To put into prison indefinitely – by court order – pending trial.
Released on probation: Released with an international flight ban issued. Usually entails checking in regularly with a designated police station.
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