Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist
A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President...
Turkey detained 14 journalists, arrested one in January: report
Turkish authorities detained 14 journalists and arrested one in January, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association.
The report...
Calls grow for release of columnist Ali Ünal as he nears 10 years in...
Calls for the release of Ali Ünal, a theologian and former columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily, have intensified as he approaches a decade...
Turkish court blocks access to reports saying far-right official broke woman’s nose
A Turkish court has blocked online access to multiple news reports and social media posts about a far-right party official who is standing trial...
Kurdish journalist indicted on terrorism charges over news reports, social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted Kurdish journalist Mehmet Murat Yıldırım on terrorism propaganda charges over his reporting and social media posts, the Siyasi Haber news...
2 YouTube journalists indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan in street interviews
Turkish prosecutors have indicted two YouTube journalists and an interviewee on charges of insulting the president and denigrating the religious values of a segment...
Kurdish press worker detained in dawn raid in Diyarbakır
Turkish authorities on Monday detained Zilan Gül, a press worker for the pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam daily, during a dawn raid on her home in...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Turkish journalist Sedef Kabaş was briefly detained on accusations of “insulting the president” and “inciting crime,” the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) reported.
Kabaş...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish journalist to prison over social media posts
A Turkish court has sentenced Kurdish journalist Serdar Altan to one-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges in a retrial of his case, the...
[UPDATE] Journalist put under house arrest over reporting on opposition figures
A Turkish court on Friday ordered journalist Furkan Karabay to be put under house arrest pending trial as part of an investigation linked to...
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