Country: Turkiye

Trial Date: 23 May 2024

Court Location: Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance

Charge: Insult / Criminal

Gözde Bedeloğlu, a journalist for BirGün, is currently facing charges of "insulting a public official" in Istanbul, Turkiye. Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) politician Sermet Atay filed a complaint against her, alledging that Bedeloğlu insulted him in her April 2023 column.