Press groups urge Turkey to release journalist before court hearing
The International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and other press freedom and human rights groups have called on Turkey...
Turkish court sentences journalist to more than 6 years on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced journalist Cihan Berk to six years, three months in prison on charges of membership in an armed terrorist...
Turkey arrested 29 journalists in 2025 amid surge in pretrial detention: report
Turkey experienced a growing press freedom crisis in 2025, with 29 journalists arrested and the pretrial detention of media workers rising more than fivefold...
Turkish editors investigated on allegation of insulting Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors are investigating two editors at the BirGün newspaper on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in an article that quoted a...
Rights, press groups call for release of journalist jailed for insulting Erdoğan, disinformation
Human rights and press freedom organizations have called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist Alican Uludağ, who has been held in pretrial detention...
Turkish journalist questioned over ‘espionage’ after email complaint to police
A Turkish journalist has been questioned as a suspect in an “espionage” investigation launched after an email complaint sent to police departments across the...
Turkish court orders rearrest of journalist a day after release
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the rearrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa a day after his release...
Turkish journalist jailed after reporting claims that lawmaker’s son brought weapon to school
A Turkish journalist was jailed Saturday after reporting allegations that the son of a ruling party lawmaker brought a weapon to a school in...
Kurdish journalist faces terrorism propaganda investigation over reporting shared online
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Öznur Değer, editor of the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS news agency, accusing her of disseminating terrorist propaganda in social...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish journalist to more than 4 years for allegedly aiding terrorist...
A Turkish court in the southeastern province of Van on Thursday sentenced Kurdish journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu to four years, two months in prison for...
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