Turkey’s confiscation of media companies taken to international tribunal
The Turkish government’s seizure of independent media companies is to be challenged in two international cases on the grounds that the multi-billion expropriations violate...
EFJ: Conviction of Turkey’s Zaman journalists a politically motivated decision
"Prosecuting workers solely on the basis of their work is not based on fact but is a politically motivated decision," the European Federation of...
Turkish journalist Coşkun faces 3 years in prison over report
An İstanbul prosecutor presented his final opinion to a court on Tuesday in a case against journalist Canan Coşkun, demanding up to three years’...
Pro-Kurdish DİHA journalist Oruç released today, detained by Turkish police again
Şerife Oruç, a journalist for the now-closed pro-Kurdish Dicle news agency (DİHA), was detained on Monday again after the Batman 2nd High Criminal Court...
Turkish government closes down 3 more newspapers and a TV station
Three newspapers -- Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, Halkın Nabzı and the Diyarbakır-based Welat -- along with the Avantaj television station were closed down by the Turkish...
Zaman columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan returns home after 709 days in Turkish prison
Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist for the now-shuttered Zaman newspaper, arrived home after his release by an İstanbul court on Friday, the online news...
Int’l organizations decry Turkish court’s verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’
International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...
OSCE’s Désir condemns harsh prison sentences for Zaman journalists, calls for their release
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), voiced strong disapproval of a Turkish...
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...
OSCE’s Désir questions media freedom in Turkey 49 times in 8 months
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has made 13 statements, posted 31...
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