12 female journalists on trial in Turkey in November: report
Twelve women journalists were on trial in Turkey in November, with two new cases filed that month on charges related to their professional activities,...
Turkish gov’t restricts social media for 10 hours after deadly blast in İstanbul
The Turkish government imposed a 10-hour restriction on social media platforms on multiple internet providers in Turkey on Sunday following a deadly explosion in...
Tech companies asked to resist internet censorship ahead of Turkish elections
With Turkey scheduled to hold local elections at the end of March, a group of international and local human rights and press advocacy groups...
Turkish government jails two more journalists on ‘terror’ charges
Turkish government has put two more journalists, Veli Büyükşahin and Veli Haydar Güleç from the now-defunct pro-Alevi television channel TV10, behind the bars on Thursday.
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21 re-detained journalists taken to police HQ in İstanbul
All 21 journalists who were arrested again early on Saturday, hours after being released pending trial on Friday, were taken to police headquarters after...
58 Turkish journalists appeared in court in October: report
A total of 58 journalists appeared at court hearings in October, while three journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly...
CoE election observers urge Turkey to do more to protect freedom of expression
The Council of Europe’s election observation mission to Turkey on Monday released a statement calling on Turkish authorities to do more to ensure freedom...
Novelist Aslı Erdoğan receives Erich Maria Remarque peace prize in Germany
Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, who was released after 132 days in prison due to links to the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily and recently was...
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...
Putchist general admits coup involvement, denies Gülen link
Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, who allegedly ordered a group of soldiers to a hotel in Muğla province where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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