Claim 461

CPJ called on Turkish authorities to release Sardan and Erdinc without delay under the disinformation law.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: CPJ called on Turkish authorities to release Sardan and Erdinc without delay under the disinformation law.
Field: occurred_on
Value: 2023-11-01
About: incident 2023-turkiye-detains-journalists-disinformation-law
Source: In Turkey, 3 journalists detained for 'disinformation,' one jailed, 3 others under investigation
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-11-03

Quotation from the source

Turkish authorities should stop using this law against journalists; release columnist Tolga Sardan and reporter Cengiz Erdinc without delay