In the entire year of 2016, 22 journalists and an authority of a website were sentenced to 8 years and 2 days in prison as well as to a punitive fine in amount of 24.580 Euros. Five journalists were sentenced to compensation payment of 6.910 Euros in moral damages. Four journalists were acquitted of the same charges while the cases of two others were dropped on conditional pardon.
Di hemîya sala 2016ê de, 22 rojnameger û birêvebirê malperekê bi sûcê “heqaretkirinê” 8 sal û du roj cezayê girtinê 99 hezar û 670 Lîreyên Tirkan ceza xwarin. Çar rojnamegeran beraet kir. Doza li ser du rojnmaegeran bi Efûya Bişert betal bû.