Turkish journalists face jail for describing Brunson case as ‘hostage diplomacy’
Turkish prosecutors have launched legal proceedings against two journalists for calling a terrorism case involving American pastor Andrew Brunson “failing hostage diplomacy,” as intense...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the pretrial detention of veteran Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested on Nov....
Turkish court arrests journalism student for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court on Friday arrested Berivan Bila, a journalism student
at Karadeniz Technical University, on charges of insulting President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
2,950 online news articles censored by Turkey in 2018
Turkey censored 2,950 online news articles in 2018 according to the “BİA Media Monitoring Report 2018,” released by the Bianet news website on Tuesday.
Turkish...
Turkey’s journalists systematically targeted because of their work
Journalists who fled Turkey to escape persecution under the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed threats to media freedom in light of what has...
Turkish court arrests 2 Kurdish news outlet reporters on terrorism charges
A Turkish court in İzmir province on Saturday arrested two journalists from the Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency on terrorism charges, according to the Turkish...
2 Turkish journalists detained in espionage probe
Ismail Dükel, the Ankara representative of the TELE 1 TV channel, and Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news director of the ultranationalist OdaTV news website,...
Ankara’s requests for Swiss assistance against Turkish expats on the rise: report
Swiss authorities have been asked to take action against social media commentary that Turkey perceives as defamatory or sympathetic to terrorist groups, the Swissinfo...
İstanbul court upholds prison sentences of journalists from Turkey’s pro-opposition Sözcü daily
The prison sentences of nine journalists from Turkey’s pro-opposition Sözcü daily who were charged with supporting the Gülen movement have been upheld by the...
Journalist speaks out on abuse in Turkish prison after launch of social media campaign...
Nur Ener Kılınç, a journalist who used to write for the Yeni Asya newspaper, after the launch of a social media campaign protesting the...
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