Country: Turkiye

Trial Date: 27 June 2024

Court Location: Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court

Charge: Terrorist Propaganda / Criminal

Elif Akgül is charged with engaging in "terrorist organization propaganda” over two tweets she wrote in 2018 and 2022, respectively. The first tweet expressed her views on a Turkish military operation in Syria, while the second raised concerns about the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Turkish Armed Forces in Northern Iraq.