54th Penal Court

Press freedom in Turkey confined to court corridors: Hürriyet editor-in-chief

Freedom of the press in Turkey has been confined to court corridors in 2016, said Sedat Ergin, the editor-in chief of daily Hürriyet, who appeared before an Istanbul court on March 25 on charges of "insulting" the president.

The Bak?rköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened the case after investigating a tweet posted on Hürriyet's Twitter account on Sept. 6, 2015.