Turkish public bank financing Erdoğan-ally takeover of Doğan media
A Turkish state bank is to finance the takeover of the Doğan Media Group by the pro-government Demirören Group with the extension of a...
Turkish journalists ‘forgotten in Silivri Prison’ say they expect justice
"We are forgotten journalists in Silivri Prison,” said a group of Turkish journalists who are being held in İstanbul's Silivri Prison as part of...
Turkey’s Erdoğan slams BBC reporter: You have more freedom than me
Turkey's despotic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed a BBC reporter who commented on the high number of jailed journalists and closed-down media outlets...
French journalist arrested in Turkey ‘for supporting terrorist organization’
French journalist Loup Bureau has been arrested in Turkish south-eastern province Şırnak on charges of aiding and supporting terrorist organization, dihaber reported on Wednesday.
Bureau...
Opposition leaders accuse Erdoğan of selling national sovereignty by transferring Khashoggi murder trial to...
Turkey’s opposition party leaders have criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the transfer to Saudi Arabia of the trial in absentia of suspects involved...
Turkish court gives pro-Kurdish news editor suspended sentence on terrorism charges
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency editor Mehmet Ali Ertaş was handed down a 15-month suspended sentence on terrorism charges on Friday, according to local media. A...
Courts hand down suspended sentences to 2 journalists for insult, injury
Two Turkish courts have handed down suspended sentences to two journalists on charges of insult and intentional injury, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Artı...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 142 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 171 social media accounts and taken legal action against 142 users over the last week (Oct. 29-Nov. 5) on accusations...
Visually impaired Turkish journalist given 11-month-long suspended sentence for praising Gülen
An Adana court on Thursday handed down a suspended prison sentence of 11 months to visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat for praising Turkish-Islamic scholar...
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...
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