Turkish gov’t launches probe against news platform established by jobless Kurdish journalists
Turkish government has launched a terror investigation against the 1HaberVar online news platform, which was established by the Kurdish journalists from the radio and...
Merkel ridicules Turkey’s travel warning: No journalists arrested in Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday mocked a travel warning issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry for citizens visiting Germany, bringing to mind the...
Turkish government jails at least 10 activists, 3 more journalists
Turkish government has jailed at least 10 pro-Kurdish and leftist activists and 3 more journalists in Turkey.
Twelve people were reportedly detained by Turkish police...
Turkish Justice Ministry claims unable to count number of jailed journalists
The Turkish Justice Ministry has failed to answer a parliamentary question from an opposition deputy about the number of journalists currently jailed in the...
Turkish court bans access to 2021 report on internet censorship in Turkey
A Turkish court has banned access to the 2021 annual report of the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative, which focuses on the growing internet...
Turkey overwhelmingly leads world in Twitter censorship
The Turkish government is continuing its efforts to censor Twitter, according to the site’s new transparency report, which shows that 466 of 513 total...
Turkish court bans three books on Kurdish history
Three translated books on Kurdish history published by Turkey’s Avesta Yayıncılık have been banned by a local Turkish court on the grounds of “triggering...
Report: 110 journalists appear in Turkish courts in Sept., 5 get total of 21...
In the month of September, four journalists in Turkey were detained, one was arrested, 110 appeared in court hearings, five were given a total...
On 20th anniversary, Feb. 28 victims say there is more oppression in Turkey today
Renowned figures who were all victimized by a military intervention known as the Feb. 28 postmodern coup of 1997 have said on the 20th...
Alaattin Güner: Major newspaper distribution company executive faces lifetime in jail on absurd charges
A media professional who had managed Turkey’s largest home delivery network for independent and critical newspapers is now being tried on charges of terrorism...
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