Turkey proposes mandatory identity checks for social media, raising press freedom concerns
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is drafting a bill requiring social media users to verify their identity through a government system, expanding state oversight of...
CPJ urges Turkey to stop using disinformation law against journalists
Turkish authorities must end their improper and excessive use of the country’s disinformation law to target journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Tuesday,...
Turkey moves to sell seized pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1
Turkish authorities have put the assets of opposition television station TELE1 up for sale, months after the detention of its editor-in-chief and the appointment...
Turkey arrests journalist over post on school knife attack despite later correction
A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the arrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim on charges of publicly disseminating misleading information in a social media...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts on school shootings
A Turkish journalist was briefly detained on Friday on accusations of publicly disseminating misinformation in social media posts related to school shootings in the...
Turkey blocks 940 accounts, shuts down 93 Telegram groups after school attacks
Turkish authorities blocked access to 940 social media accounts and shut down 93 Telegram groups following two deadly school attacks as part of a...
Turkish court sentences 3 journalists over TV commentary
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced three journalists over remarks made on a television program, convicting them on charges of spreading disinformation and violating...
Turkish court sentences veteran journalist to prison over social media posts
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced veteran journalist Zafer Arapkirli to more than two years in prison for allegedly spreading disinformation in social media...
Kurdish journalist gets prison sentence in retrial over alleged Erdoğan insult
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced Kurdish journalist Hakkı Boltan to more than one year in prison in a retrial on charges of insulting...
Turkey investigates journalist over alleged disclosure of confidential state report
Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a journalist over the alleged disclosure of a confidential state report in a 2022 article, following a...
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