Claim 551

CPJ's characterization of the continued prosecution.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: CPJ's characterization of the continued prosecution.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: CPJ calls the prosecution a severe threat to free speech
About: incident 2022-turkiye-prosecutes-sedef-kabas
Source: Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas facing new trial for 'insulting' President Erdogan
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-06-22

Quotation from the source

Turkish authorities' persistence in putting journalist Sedef Kabaş on trial for allegedly insulting the president is a severe threat to free speech.