Inside Turkey’s Lawfare: How Turkey uses its disinformation law against journalists
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Istanbul, October 5, 2026—Turkish authorities have weaponized the country’s disinformation law to stifle independent reporting by repeatedly detaining and arresting journalists on charges of spreading false information based on the vague tenets of this poorly conceived legislation.
This tactic fits into a global pattern of using legal systems and institutions to criminalize legitimate journalism and silence reporting – a practice known as lawfare.
CPJ has called for the law 
This tactic fits into a global pattern of using legal systems and institutions to criminalize legitimate journalism and silence reporting – a practice known as lawfare.
CPJ has called for the law 
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