Former CHP deputy given 4-year jail sentence on terrorism charges

Eren Erdem, a former deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been handed down a jail sentence of four years, two...

Turkish entertainment TV station suspends broadcasting, claiming political pressure

Turkey’s second oldest private TV station, Flash TV, an entertainment outlet, has announced a self-imposed suspension of broadcasting for two months, claiming heavy political...

European journalists barred from summit with EU in Turkey

A number of European journalists were shut out of a meeting on Thursday between Turkish and EU officials, Turkish media reported. The journalists were kept...

Amnesty activist Webb writes letter of solidarity to jailed journalist Parıldak

Felicity Webb, an Amnesty International activist from the UK, has written a letter of solidarity to journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who is among the dozens...

39 TRT journalists get 260 years in total on terrorism charges

The Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court has handed down jail sentences of varying lengths to journalists from state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) on charges...

Turkish gov’t secretly investigated family members of critical journalists

The Turkish government secretly investigated the family members of journalists critical of the government including their spouses and children, a document obtained by Nordic...

MİT trucks case against ultranationalist paper dropped due to statute of limitations

An İstanbul court on Thursday dropped a case against the executives of the ultranationalist Aydınlık newspaper over stories they ran in January 2014 on...

UPDATED: Journalist who interviewed harassed woman briefly detained in Ankara

The Ankara Police on Thursday briefly detained Artı Gerçek reporter Derya Okatan, who interviewed a woman allegedly harassed by a policeman during a peaceful...

2,950 online news articles censored by Turkey in 2018

Turkey censored 2,950 online news articles in 2018 according to the “BİA Media Monitoring Report 2018,” released by the Bianet news website on Tuesday. Turkish...

Senior economy editor held in prison for a year with no evidence presented against...

Harun Reşit Çümen (44), a senior economy editor who specializes in the stock market, has been behind bars since March 7, 2018. The prosecutor...

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