Barış Pehlivan (; born July 10, 1983) is a Turkish journalist and author. He is known for his investigative news and books on Turkish politics. He has been sued many times for his journalistic activities. He was imprisoned in 2011 and 2020 as part of these cases. Biography Barış Pehlivan graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism. In 2004, Barış Pehlivan worked as a reporter at Kaçak Yayın Dergisi, an art magazine owned by the Leman Group. He worked as a project assistant, director’s assistant, and publisher respectively in the documentary programs named ‘Paranın Seyir Defteri’, ‘Şair Ceketli Çocuk: Kazım Koyuncu’, and ‘Nohut Oda Bakla Sofa’. He contributed to the program 5N1K with the stories ‘Land Sales to Foreigners’ and ‘Assassination of Shah Massoud’. Since 2007, Pehlivan is working as the executive editor for the online news website called OdaTV.com, founded by the investigative journalist Soner Yalçın. He worked as a columnist in Karşı newspaper. He has faced many trials and has been imprisoned due to his news and books. He was awarded with Turkey's most important journalism awards. He is a board member of Nazım Hikmet Culture and Art Foundation. He has been the editor-in-chief of Odatv.com news site since 2007. Barış Pehlivan produced the political documentary Oradaydım for CNN Türk TV channel between the years 2005 and 2010. The series explain the stories of more than 250 events related to recent Turkish history. Pehlivan co-authored three investigation books Sızıntı: Wikileaks’te Ünlü Türkler (The Leak: The Popular Turks of Wikileaks), Mahrem and Metastaz with colleague Barış Terkoğlu. All three books were much debated at the time of their publication and remained on the bestseller list for a long time. Trials Throughout his career as a journalist, many lawsuits were filed against him with complaints by high-profile Turks like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or Fethullah Gülen. In an episode of “Oradaydım” broadcast on February 24, 2007, the documentary focused on the events of the 12th of September, 1980, in a Diyarbakır prison. Pehlivan was put on trial as a producer and was accused of fomenting public discord. In 2008, he was acquitted. On February 14, 2011, the Turkish police took Pehlivan into custody following the search of his house and OdaTV office, and accused of being part of the Ergenekon organization - one a substantial number of journalists accused in relation to odatv. He was arrested and kept