Alican Uludağ, a veteran journalist and judicial columnist employed by Deutsche Welle, went to trial in Ankara on charges that could result in nearly twenty years imprisonment, including 'insulting the president' Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He has been detained for three months pending trial, prompting press freedom advocates and opposition politicians to demand his release.

A Turkish court ordered the release of Deutsche Welle reporter Alican Uludağ after 90 days in detention on charges stemming from social media posts, rejecting the prosecutor's request to continue holding him.

Turkish journalist Alican Uludağ was released by court order after 90 days in detention for social media posts. Testifying via video link, Uludağ challenged the use of terror prosecution procedures in his case, questioning whether he should be prosecuted under terrorism laws rather than press regulations. The court granted his release.

Turkish press professional organizations have protested the forced use of video testimony (SEGBIS) without consent for imprisoned journalist Alican Uludağ's trial, which begins tomorrow. The groups are calling for Uludağ to be brought to Ankara for in-person court appearance before a judge.

A court has ordered the release of Alican Uludağ on the first day of a presidential insult trial, though the legal proceedings are continuing.

Basın meslek örgütleri, tutuklu gazeteci Alican Uludağ’ın 21 Mayıs’ta görülecek ilk duruşmasının yüz yüze yapılması ve tutuklu gazetecilerin serbest bırakılması talebiyle 20 Mayıs’ta Ankara Adliyesi önünde basın açıklaması düzenleyecek.