Court orders stay on changes to press card regulation aiming to make cancellation easier
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has ruled for a stay of execution on controversial changes to a 2018 press card regulation...
Jailed journalist Baransu: I am being tried for publishing a secret document I have...
Jailed journalist Mehmet Baransu has stated that an alleged military coup plot, named Sledgehammer, which was exposed by him while at the now-closed Taraf...
Turkey ranks among world’s worst for internet freedom: Freedom House
Turkey is among the five countries with the steepest long-term declines in internet freedom, according to a new report released Thursday by US-based democracy...
Motion filed against pro-Kurdish HDP deputy for ‘sitting in front of party office’
The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion against pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Ziya Pir, demanding his immunity from prosecution...
Turkey freezes assets of 770 people, including journalists and rights activists, over alleged terrorism...
Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 people including some journalists in exile and an organization on the grounds of terrorism financing, Turkish Minute...
Cumhuriyet journalists return to jail to serve their time
Several journalists and media staff who received prison sentences in a trial involving the Cumhuriyet newspaper arrived at the Kocaeli Courthouse on Thursday to...
Turkey orders arrest of 35 people over alleged Gülen movement links
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 35 of 72 people detained on November 17 as part of the government’s ongoing crackdown on...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in access ban imposed on X accounts
In a promising development amid increasing online censorship in Turkey, the country’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in the banning of access to...
Veteran actor faces 2 years in prison on charges of insulting the Turkish nation
A veteran actor has been indicted on charges of insulting the Turkish nation on social media and faces up to two years in prison, Turkish...
Scientist Gölge unable to return NASA due to imposition of travel ban
Serkan Gölge, a Turkish-American scientist imprisoned in Turkey for nearly three years due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released from...
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