Turkey detained 20 journalists, arrested 6 in October: report
Turkish authorities detained 20 journalists and jailed six pending trial in October, according to a monthly report by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG).
Prosecutors...
Turkish journalist put under house arrest after reporting on investment fund scandal
A Turkish court on Monday placed journalist Yiğit Uzun under house arrest for four months on allegations of spreading misleading information, a day after...
RSF again names Erdoğan among ‘press freedom predators’ over journalist prosecutions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been named among the world’s “press freedom predators” by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for the fourth time, with...
Turkey detains 72, arrests 41 over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained 72 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in recent operations, with courts ordering 41 of them jailed pending...
Turkey blocks 2,137 X accounts in two-month censorship wave
Turkish authorities blocked access to at least 2,137 accounts on social media platform X in September and October, including those of journalists, news outlets...
Turkish factory fires all unionized workers after union qualifies for collective bargaining
A machinery manufacturer in İstanbul fired all 35 of its unionized production workers after Turkey's Labor Ministry confirmed that their union had secured the...
Turkey’s under-15 social media ban and age checks take effect
Turkey’s ban on social media services for children under 15 took effect on Sunday, along with rules requiring users to verify their age through...
Turkish academic reinstated after dismissal reports workplace harassment, obstacles to teaching
A Turkish academic who was dismissed under an emergency decree for signing a peace petition in January 2016 said he faced workplace harassment and...
Court jails 39 in probe targeting opposition-run İstanbul district municipality
A Turkish court on Saturday jailed 39 people pending trial in a corruption investigation targeting İstanbul’s opposition-run Bakırköy district municipality, including senior municipal officials,...
Jailed Turkish journalist faces more than 5 years over social media posts
Turkish prosecutors are seeking five years, four months in prison for jailed journalist İsmail Arı over social media posts about an investment fund investigation,...
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