The Constitutional Court, whose two members were arrested in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt, has legitimized the TCK 299 concerning "Insulting the president" through its latest decision. The court brought only one verdict with respect to freedom of expression to its agenda during the period of January-February-March 2017; the court which ruled that Borsa Gündem website editor-in-chief Orhan Pala's freedom of expression was unlawfully violated, therefore, Pala be paid compensation of 2,000 TL, overlooked the applications of at least 18 journalists who are kept in confinement in prisons.
Dadgeha Bilind a ku piştî hewldana derbeyê du endamên wê hatin girtin û ya ku bi biryara xwe ya herî dawî Benda 299ê ya TCKê ya derbarê “heqareta Serokomar” de rewa kir, di mehên Rêbendan-Sibat-Adara 2017an de derbarê azadiya xweîfadekirinê de tenê biryarek xist rojeva xwe: Dadgeha Bilind a ji bo derhênerê weşanê yê malpera Borsa Gundemê Orhan Pala biryar girt ku azadiya wî ya xweîfadekirinê hatiye binpêkirin û ji bo wê jî biryar girt ku 2 hezar TL pare weke tazmînat bidin wî, serlêdanên 18 rojnamegeran ên li girtîgehan bi mehan e di bin tecrida giran de ne jinedîtî ve hat.