Turkish court bans three books on Kurdish history

Three translated books on Kurdish history published by Turkey’s Avesta Yayıncılık have been banned by a local Turkish court on the grounds of “triggering...

Turkish court rejects Yücel’s demand for damages arising from imprisonment

A Turkish court has rejected a German-Turkish journalist’s request for compensation for his yearlong imprisonment in Turkey, The Associated Press reported. Deniz Yücel, a correspondent...

Cumhuriyet reporter faces investigation due to report on Turkish court’s Brunson ruling

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Cumhuriyet daily’s court reporter, Alican Uludağ, due to a report he wrote about a Turkish court’s...

New regulation requires Internet broadcasting platforms in Turkey to secure permission from MİT, police

A new regulation will oblige Internet broadcasting platforms such as Netflix to secure permission to operate from Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the...

Turkish police briefly detain journalist who covered man’s suicide

A journalist who covered the story of a 45-year-old father’s suicide in Kocaeli due to his inability to buy a pair of trousers for...

Turkish gov’t prosecutes 344 people over social media posts in a week

The Turkish government has investigated 430 social media accounts and taken legal action against 344 users over the last week (Sept.17-Sept.24) on accusations of...

Turkish prosecutor in appeals hearing seeks approval of life sentences given to 6 ...

An İstanbul public prosecutor on Friday asked an appeals court to uphold aggravated life sentences handed down to six jailed journalists including prominent figures...

Turkish court rules for pretrial detention of Austrian journalist Zirngast over ‘terror offences’

A Turkish court ruled for the pretrial detention of Austrian journalist Max Zirngast and two Turkish nationals over their alleged membership in a terrorist...

Rights groups, journalist associations in Germany to protest visit of Turkey’s Erdoğan

The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) and Amnesty International (AI) have announced they will hold a joint rally in Berlin to protest Turkish President...

Turkey’s competition board fines Google $15 million

Turkey’s competition authority said on Thursday it had fined Google some 93 million Turkish Lira ($15 million) for violating competition laws with its mobile...

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