nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190517-144101-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 190504s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190517-144101-0 doi eng 342 23 Oder, Bertil Emrah Author aut Independent Journalism v. Political Courts: The Cumhuriyet Trial in Turkey and Strasbourg Oder, Bertil Emrah Verfassungsblog 2019-05-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Shortly after Turkey’s ruling AK party lost control of metropolitan cities in the local elections of April 2019, a crucial verdict of the regional appellate court in a major case of journalism was brought forth in the national judicial network system. This case is known as the Cumhuriyet trial. Through silence, delay, or selective responsiveness, not only the Turkish Constitutional Court but also the European Court of Human Rights are playing their part in the ongoing demise of Turkey’s freedom of the press. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 European Court of Human Rights fair trial freedom of the press Illiberalism Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/independent-journalism-v-political-courts-the-cumhuriyet-trial-in-turkey-and-strasbourg/ raw object