Turkey’s Court of Cassation releases CHP deputy Berberoğlu while upholding jail sentence
Turkey’s Court of Cassation has ruled for the release of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu while upholding his jail sentence.
Berberoğlu...
No freedom of speech in Turkey even for the robots
A robot, that interrupted the speech of Ahmet Arslan, Turkish Minister of Transport and Communications, during a technology event in Ankara, was first silenced...
Turkish police detain 10 journalists in home raids over protest coverage
Turkish police on Monday detained 10 journalists in early morning home raids for covering days-long violent protests in İstanbul and other cities against the...
3 more social media users arrested for insulting Erdoğan
Three people were arrested on Thursday in Tekirdağ for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” and “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Cumhuriyet...
Turkish FM says judiciary told to speed up indictment of German journalist Yücel
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday that the Turkish government was encouraging the judiciary to speed up an indictment against German journalist...
66 face legal action over social media posts about Turkey’s wildfires
Legal action has been taken against 66 people due to their social media posts about the wildfires that have been ravaging Turkey’ southern and...
As PM Yıldırım talks about ‘Turkey’s democracy’, ban on Wikipedia streamed in caption
As Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım was giving an interview to BBC World News on Turkey's democratic credentials, a caption streamed simultaneously saying that "Wikipedia...
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...
X blocks access to accounts of 3 Kurdish journalists in Turkey
Three Kurdish journalists in Turkey have had their X accounts blocked following a request from the Turkish government, citing concerns over “national security,” Turkish...
Turkish police detain 4 journalists of seized Özgürlükçü Demokrasi in house raids
Turkish police detained four Kurdish journalists during raids on Wednesday on the homes of employees of the Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper.
According to a report by...
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