Jailed Turkish journalist Erdal says her biggest need is for justice and freedom
Hanım Büşra Erdal, one of the dozens of journalists who were arrested because they used to work for Turkish media outlets affiliated with the...
Jailed Turkish journalist Soncan to sparrows: ‘I am begging; Don’t build your nests in...
Journalist Emre Soncan (36), who has been jailed in Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul for 762 days and sentenced by a court to seven...
Turkish-German journalist Tolu arrives home after Turkish court lifts travel ban
Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist and translator who was on remand in Turkey on terror-related charges, has flown to Germany with her three-year-old son.
Although...
Case of jailed CHP deputy, journalist Berberoğlu confirms end of rule of law in...
Kadri Enis Berberoğlu (62) is a Turkish journalist, writer and politician. He is a deputy, member of the party assembly and deputy chairman of...
Currency crisis hits publishing industry in Turkey
A sharp decline in the value of the Turkish lira has led to a crisis in the publishing sector since Turkey imports almost all...
Former Turkish deputy PM: The death of America is nearing
Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu said the United States would soon be finished and that Turkey does not fear the power of...
Turkish journalists ‘forgotten in Silivri Prison’ say they expect justice
"We are forgotten journalists in Silivri Prison,” said a group of Turkish journalists who are being held in İstanbul's Silivri Prison as part of...
Wife of jailed CHP deputy Berberoğlu slams lack of justice in Turkey due to...
Oya Berberoğlu, the wife of jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, has lashed out at the lack of justice in Turkey, saying...
Turkish court lifts travel ban for Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu
A Turkish court has lifted a travel ban on German journalist Meşale Tolu, who was arrested last year on terrorism-related charges, the German Press...
New report reveals unprecedented clampdown on foreign journalists in Turkey
Turkey, the most notorious country in the world in terms of jailing journalists, with 237 currently behind bars, has also come after foreign reporters...
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