HRW: EU should tell Erdoğan no deeper economic cooperation without end to crackdown
A meeting planned for Thursday between European Union leaders and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should signal that discussion of upgraded economic cooperation is...
Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over writer and activist arrests
Sweden has summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of two Swedish citizens, in a sign of souring relations with the EU member state candidate,...
Rights watchdogs to EU: Put respect for human rights at center of relations with...
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International in a joint letter on Tuesday to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel...
IFJ- EFJ call for urgent medical care for jailed Turkish journalist Çetinkaya
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) has called on Turkish authorities to provide urgent medical care to Turkish journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya who...
Journalists arrested over anti-refugee messages released pending trial
An Ankara court has released 10 people pending trial, including four journalists, who were arrested last year due to social media posts allegedly targeting...
Turkish pro-gov’t TV channel closed down following resignation of Ankara mayor Gökçek
Turkish pro-government TV channel Kanal A, which has been on air for 21 years, was closed. The television channel, which is supported by Ankara's...
Investigation launched into Turkish-Cypriot academic for insulting Erdoğan
A police investigation has been launched into Associate Professor Hasan Ulaş Altıok, a Turkish-Cypriot academic, on allegations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
MHP attack on pro-gov’t TV station leads to dismissal, resignation of journalists
One journalist was fired while another resigned in protest at the pro-government Habertürk TV after the station was harassed by politicians from Turkey’s far-right...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t’s prosecution and jailing of journalists hinder freedom of...
The Turkish government’s prosecution of journalists representing major independent newspapers and its jailing of scores of journalists in 2017 hindered freedom of speech, and...
Journalist reporting from northern Syria gets suspended sentence on terrorism charges
A former reporter from Turkey’s Dicle news agency (DİHA) has been handed down a suspended three-year sentence on conviction of terrorism due to his...
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