Turkey Jails Journalist Over Routine Death Notice Headline
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September 02, 2026
CPJ Calls For Immediate Release: On September 2, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged Turkish authorities to immediately release Orem Delice, called for repeal of the disinformation law as being used to criminalize journalism, and noted it had been unable to confirm whether the investigation would result in a trial and that the Aydin Chief Public Prosecutor's office did not reply to requests for comment.
August 29, 2026
Court Release, Then Imprisonment: A court in Aydin initially released the four under judicial control the same day, but after the prosecution appealed the releases journalist Orem Delice was arrested and imprisoned on August 29; publisher Emin Aydin published a column on August 29 saying there was no intent to insult the president.
August 26, 2026
Aydin Denge Publishes Death Report: Aydin Denge ran a report on the death of a local woman under the headline "Erdoğan passed away," and on August 26 Delice and three other staff members were taken into police custody and placed under investigation for allegedly spreading disinformation because the deceased shared President Erdoğan's surname.
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September 02, 2026
CPJ Calls For Immediate Release: On September 2, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged Turkish authorities to immediately release Orem Delice, called for repeal of the disinformation law as being used to criminalize journalism, and noted it had been unable to confirm whether the investigation would result in a trial and that the Aydin Chief Public Prosecutor's office did not reply to requests for comment.
August 29, 2026
Court Release, Then Imprisonment: A court in Aydin initially released the four under judicial control the same day, but after the prosecution appealed the releases journalist Orem Delice was arrested and imprisoned on August 29; publisher Emin Aydin published a column on August 29 saying there was no intent to insult the president.
August 26, 2026
Aydin Denge Publishes Death Report: Aydin Denge ran a report on the death of a local woman under the headline "Erdoğan passed away," and on August 26 Delice and three other staff members were taken into police custody and placed under investigation for allegedly spreading disinformation because the deceased shared President Erdoğan's surname.
