Turkish prosecutors investigate journalists, quake victims’ relatives over criticism of court experts
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into six relatives of victims of earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 and two journalists over...
2 YouTube journalists indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan in street interviews
Turkish prosecutors have indicted two YouTube journalists and an interviewee on charges of insulting the president and denigrating the religious values of a segment...
Turkish gov’t blocks access to stories on Paradise Papers related to PM Yıldırım’s sons,...
Access to the news stories covering the the documents of Paradise Papers which are related to Turkish Prime Minister's sons and Turkish President's son-in-law have...
Turkey blocks access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia
Turkey has blocked online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the telecommunications watchdog, the Turkish Telecommunications Authority (BTK), said on Saturday, citing a law allowing it to ban...
15-year prison sentence sought for Turkish journalist who founded two national news channels
Ali Ahmet Böken (46) is a successful journalist (broadcaster) who graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Communication in 1994. He worked as a journalist,...
Turkish court sentences journalist Kazım Canlan to 7,5 years on “terror” charges
The Ankara 26th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down a seven year, six month sentence to journalist Kazım Canlan after he was convicted...
PEC protests judicial harassment of Turkish journalists in UN Human Rights Council statement
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), a nongovernmental organization with special consultative status at the United Nations, presented a statement on press freedom and journalist...
Turkish court releases Zaman journalists Alkan and Karayeğen pending appeal
The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court ruled on Friday for the release of journalists Ahmet Turan Alkan and İbrahim Karayeğen, a former columnist and night-shift editor of the...
Turkish government detains 774 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement in a...
Turkish government has detained at least 774 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement in the week of September 11-18, 2017, according...
Journalist gets suspended sentence for defamation of top judiciary members
A Turkish court has handed down a suspended sentence of 20 months to a journalist on conviction of defaming members of the Constitutional Court...
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