Claim 604

Kabas was found guilty, sentenced to two years and four months, and released pending appeal after 49 days in detention.

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

Statement: Kabas was found guilty, sentenced to two years and four months, and released pending appeal after 49 days in detention.
Field: status
Value: released pending appeal
About: incident 2022-turkiye-sedef-kabas-insulting-president
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

released pending appeal on March 11, 2022, after 49 days in detention