18 journalists were tried on charge of “promoting crime and criminal”, five on charge of “insulting Turkishness”, two on charge of “inciting people to animosity and hostility”, one on charge of “insulting religious values”, one on charge of “insulting memory of Atatürk”. In total 79 years were demanded for the journalists. Two of these journalists acquitted of charge of “inciting people to animosity and hatred”. One journalist was tried over “violating confidentiality” and sentenced to pay fine of 2,100 TL; a lawsuit demanding 4.5 years in prison was brought against a journalist.
18 gazeteci, “suç ve suçluyu övmek”, 5’i “Türk milletini aşağılamak”; 2’si “halkı kin ve düşmanlığa tahrik”; 1’i “dini değerleri aşağılamak”, 1’i “Atatürk’ın anısına hakaret”ten toplam 79 yıl hapis istemiyle yargılandı. Bu gazetecilerden 2’si “kin ve düşmanlığa tahrik”ten beraat etti. Bir gazeteci “gizliliği ihlal”den yargılandı; 2 bin 100 TL adli para cezasına mahkum oldu; 1’i, “yayın yasağını ihal”den 4,5 yıl hapis istemiyle yargılanmaya başladı.