Country: Turkiye

Trial Date: 1 November 2024

Court Location: Diyarbakır 10th High Criminal Court

Charge: Terrorist Membership / Criminal

Exiled Kurdish journalist Perihan Kaya facing trial for alleged involvement with the Press Area of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) structure, as well as charges of engaging in "terrorism propaganda" and "membership of a terrorist organization." The KCK, a Kurdish political organization operating in Turkiye, Iraq, Syria, and Iran, is considered by the Turkish government to be linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), classified as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the United States, and the European Union.