3 Turkish newspapers targeted in defamation case for reporting on parliamentary question
Three Turkish dailies were targeted in a civil lawsuit for reporting on a parliamentary question about claims that a company partly owned by the...
Court reporters reluctant to cover Gülen-linked trials, media ombudsman says
A well-known media ombudsman in Turkey has claimed that Turkish reporters have been reluctant to regularly cover trials of real and alleged members of...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist columnist: Bitcoin ‘a secret communication tool’ used by Gülen followers
Pro-government Yeni Akit newspaper's staunchly Erdoğanist columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak alleged in his column that Bitcoin is "a secret communication tool" used by the alleged...
German justice minister calls Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks ‘absurd’
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has described Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks ‘absurd’ who accused Germany of employing practices similar to those...
Court convicts Turkish journalist of ‘threatening’ Erdoğan
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced a popular political journalist and commentator to more than four years in prison for “threatening” President Recep Tayyip...
Court bans more online content upon demand from controversial jurist
A Turkish court has imposed an access ban on 17 more news reports concerning bribery allegations made by a mobster against a member of...
Swedish journalist given suspended sentence in Turkey named among 10 most urgent press freedom...
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was recently given a suspended sentence of 11 months by a Turkish court for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip...
RSF urges British PM May to raise press freedom issues in Turkey, US
Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has urged British Prime Minister Therasa May to use her meetings with Turkish President Recep...
Local journalist gets prison sentence for ‘insulting’ his attacker
A local journalist in eastern Turkey who was attacked by two people connected to the mayor of a Justice and Development Party (AKP)-run municipality...
Turkish lawmaker warns proposed cybersecurity law could threaten free speech
A proposed cybersecurity law that would grant broad surveillance powers to Turkey’s newly established Cybersecurity Directorate has sparked concerns among opposition lawmakers, who warn...
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