Former TV anchorman arrested as part of post-coup crackdown in Turkey
Erkan Akkuş, a former anchorman at the now-closed Bugün TV, has been arrested by a Turkish court as part of a post-coup crackdown.
A detention...
Ankara’s requests for Swiss assistance against Turkish expats on the rise: report
Swiss authorities have been asked to take action against social media commentary that Turkey perceives as defamatory or sympathetic to terrorist groups, the Swissinfo...
Journalist detained twice over ‘pun tweet’
Journalist Hakan Aygün was briefly detained by Turkish police and released after giving a deposition as part of a prosecution prompted by a tweet...
Turkey investigated 14,186 social media accounts, taking legal action against 6,743 of them in...
Turkish police investigated 14,186 social media accounts in the first seven months of 2020, taking legal action against 6,743 of them on charges of...
Confiscated Zaman daily headquarters now used as court building
The headquarters of Zaman newspaper, which was seized and later shut down by the Turkish government, was assigned to the İstanbul judicial complex to...
Turkish government fears criticism more than pandemic: Amnesty International
Amnesty International said, in a report released Thursday, the fact that prisoners of conscience have been left to languish in appalling conditions despite a...
Journalist investigated over report on woman’s rape by noncommissioned officer: report
An investigation has been opened into İdris Yayla, publisher of the Jiyan Haber newspaper, for "provoking the public to hatred and hostility or denigrating...
UPDATE: Controversial Turkish social media law goes into effect
A law on Internet crimes – the so-called social media law – approved by the Turkish parliament on Wednesday, went into effect after it...
Turkish parliament approves controversial social media bill
The Turkish parliament on Wednesday approved an amendment to the law on Internet crimes submitted last week by the ruling Justice and Development Party...
Press Release: New social media regulation will further stifle free speech in Turkey
The Turkish Parliament passed a social media regulation on July 29 that will, if signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, further stifle free speech...
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