Pro-Erdoğan daily parts ways with pro-Erdoğan journalist Yıldıray Oğur

The pro-government Türkiye daily has parted ways with journalist Yıldıray Oğur, who is known to be a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep...

Journalist Deniz Yücel targeted in email threats by right-wing extremists in Germany

German reporter Deniz Yücel, previously imprisoned in Turkey, has become the latest target for German right-wing extremists with a new wave of threatening emails,...

Turkish singer Atilla Taş detained to serve sentence for alleged links to Gülen movement

Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, was detained by police on Friday morning for the execution of...

German officials deny Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit will be deported

Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit, who reportedly faced deportation from Germany for protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Berlin last month,...

59 years-old author dies after allegedly falling from balcony as police raid home to...

Mustafa Hikmet Kayapalı, 59-year-old theologian and author targeted by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government under the rule of Turkey's autocratic President Recep...

Swedish Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s extradition request for exiled journalist, says allegations don’t correspond...

The Swedish Supreme Court last week rejected a request from Turkey for the extradition of journalist Levent Kenez, ruling that Turkey’s allegations against Kenez...

One in every four journalists in Turkey suffered physical violence in 2020: report

One out of every four journalists was subjected to physical violence and half of them received threats in 2020, a report recently released by...

When the last barricade falls: Remembering unlawful takeover of Turkey’s largest daily

https://youtu.be/iHekYe-4dyQ On March 4, 2016, exactly two years ago today, hundreds of riot police fired rubber bullets and gassed loyal readers of Turkey’s best-selling daily...

Erdoğan refuses to listen to Kurdish citizens’ messages during a radio show

Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has refused to listen to the messages of Turkey's Kurdish citizens in a radio show he was attended...

CPJ urges Turkey to protect 3 journalists facing death threats

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure the security of three reporters who have received death threats...

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