Turkey passes controversial cybersecurity law amid concerns from opposition
The Turkish Parliament has passed a controversial cybersecurity law despite strong warnings from opposition politicians, rights groups and legal experts that it could enable...
Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence for remarks at book fair
A Turkish court has handed down a three-month suspended sentence to investigative journalist Bahadır Özgür for allegedly insulting the government during a 2022 book...
Journalist Mehmet Baransu sentenced to 17 years for publishing leaked gov’t documents
An İstanbul court on Monday sentenced jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper, to 17 years, one month...
Turkey still among top 10 offenders in CPJ’s census of imprisoned journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has published its annual prison census for 2023, which shows that Turkey is still among the top 10...
Turkish government releases another German citizen from prison
Turkish government has released another German citizen, David Britsch, who was jailed arbitrarily by Turkish authorities as the 55-year-old was on the way of...
Turkish prosecutors question journalists association president over statement denouncing political pressure on media
Turkish prosecutors questioned the head of the İzmir Journalists Association (İGC) on Monday regarding a statement issued by the association criticizing politicians from Turkey’s...
Syrian journalist in Turkey forced to sign repatriation document for ‘banana’ video protesting discrimination
Majed Shama, a Syrian journalist residing in Turkey, was forced to sign a “voluntary repatriation document” after his report on Syrian refugees sharing videos...
Erdoğan says Hürriyet daily will pay a heavy price for army-gov’t tension story
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has heavily criticized the Hürriyet daily for a report on army-government relationship, saying that the daily will pay a heavy...
ECtHR sets Dec. 5 as deadline for Turkish gov’t defense over jailed journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has set December 5, 2017 as the deadline for Turkish government to submit its defense in cases...
HDP files criminal complaint against Turkey’s state-run TRT for causing public harm
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has filed a criminal complaint against the state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) for causing public harm,...
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