Thousands protest media crackdown in Turkey
Thousands rallied in İstanbul and Ankara on Saturday against what they described as growing pressure on journalists in Turkey, including arrests, media shutdowns and...
Turkey’s ruling party again sues BirGün, journalist over fund scandal remarks
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has filed another lawsuit against the BirGün daily and journalist Zafer Arapkirli over remarks he made on...
Turkish court jails journalist after complaint by former broadcasting regulator chief
A Turkish court on Wednesday jailed journalist İsmail Arı pending trial on a disinformation charge over a complaint by the former head of the...
Turkish press groups call for nationwide protests against censorship, media crackdown
Turkish press organizations have called on journalists and the public to demonstrate across Turkey on Saturday against journalist arrests, state takeovers of opposition media...
Jailed Turkish journalist faces up to 4.5 years over corrected social media post
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to four-and-a-half years in prison for jailed journalist Fatih Ergin over a social media post that misstated a deceased...
8 journalists scheduled for hearings in Turkey this week over reporting, social media posts
Eight journalists and media workers are scheduled for court hearings across Turkey between October 21 and 23 in cases involving reporting, social media posts...
Turkish journalist, opposition MP’s relatives arrested in money laundering probe
An İstanbul court on Monday jailed journalist Murat Ağırel and 14 others pending trial in a money laundering investigation involving relatives of opposition lawmaker...
Turkey jails journalist Mehmet Yılmaz over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court has jailed journalist Mehmet Yılmaz, a former editor at newspapers shut down by the government following a coup attempt in 2016...
Turkey fines TV stations over fund scandal coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting regulator fined two TV stations on Friday over coverage questioning government figures’ connections to an investment fund scandal, as President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish journalist released under travel ban after detention over investment fund reporting
An İstanbul court on Friday ordered the release of investigative journalist Bahadır Özgür under judicial supervision, imposing a travel ban and a requirement that...
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