RSF calls on Turkey to lift restrictions on journalists’ X accounts, release jailed editor-in-chief
The German branch of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to restore access to X accounts belonging to journalists Can Dündar and...
Former Zaman daily editor says he is in prison only due to journalistic activities
Journalist Mehmet Kamış, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman newspaper in Turkey who was arrested in November, has said his journalistic activities...
Turkish court orders journalists to pay damages to retired general
A court in İstanbul has ordered four journalists to pay damages to a retired general due to five articles that were published in the...
Ankara promises Beijing to eliminate anti-China stance in Turkish media
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday that his government would not allow anti-China activities in Turkey and would take measures to eliminate...
Turkey detains 2 journalists in morning raids
Turkish police detained journalists Kibriye Evren and Selamet Turan during Friday morning raids on their houses, Turkish media reported.
Evren was detained at her İstanbul...
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 presidential candidate: TV staff fired for 10 second coverage of opposition rally
Turkish opposition İYİ Party leader and presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Monday said that staff members at a TV station who aired 10 seconds...
Turkey’s pro-government Vatan newspaper ends print edition
Turkey's pro-government Vatan newspaper on Wednesday announced that it will terminate its print operations after Nov. 1 and go digital only, according to a...
Turkish student gets 2-years suspended prison sentence over popular anti-Erdoğan video
Twenty-one years old university student Ali Gül, who appeared in a popular No campaign video in the run up to the April 16 presidential...
Turkish journalist receives threat after story on sale of Yazidi girl by ISIL in...
Turkish journalist Hale Gönültaş received a phone call on Monday during which she was told to “watch her step” after she wrote a story...
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