This report examines the criminal proceedings against Eren Keskin, Co-Chair of the Human Rights Association (İHD), and Güllistan Yarkın, a member of İHD’s Commission against Racism and Discrimination. Both individuals were prosecuted under Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code, accused of “Publicly Denigrating the Turkish Nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey” following their statements at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day on April 24, 2021. This case, initiated by an anonymous complaint submitted to CIMER (Web Communication Centre of the Presidency of the Republic), highlights significant issues surrounding the right to freedom of expression in Turkey, particularly regarding historical events, such as the Armenian Genocide, whose occurrence is at this point beyond dispute at the international level, but which still stirs controversy in Turkey.
