Turkey investigates social media users calling for int’l help to combat wildfires
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into social media users who shared and supported an aid campaign on Twitter earlier this week seeking international...
Turkish prosecutor demands 15 years in jail for human rights defenders
The İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment for 11 people including foreign human rights defenders who were detained during a workshop in...
Sputnik Turkish firing journalists after decision to strike: report
The Turkish bureau of Russian state-owned news agency and radio broadcast service Sputnik has begun to fire journalists and media workers after they decided...
ECtHR found violations of freedom of expression by Turkey in 432 rulings since 2002
Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression 432 times between 2002 and 2025, according to rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...
Turkey blocks exiled journalist Dündar’s YouTube channel over protest call
An İstanbul court has ordered a block on the YouTube channel of journalist living in exile Can Dündar, citing “national security and public order”...
Sweden faces ‘litmus test’ on Erdoğan’s demands, journalist sought by Turkey says
Swedish democracy faces a litmus test over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demands from the country, which include the extradition of 21 people whom...
CPJ: Record number of journalists jailed as Turkey, China, Egypt pay scant price for...
For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit a historical high, as the US and other...
Turkish prosecutor charges 4 journalists for reports over fatal terror attack in Ankara
A Turkish court has charged four journalists for publishing leaked official documents that showed police were aware of an Islamic State in Iraq and...
State-run TRT stops airing opposition leader’s speech in anticipation of criticism
Public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) stopped airing a speech by Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel on Tuesday after Özel attempted...
Turkey’s media watchdog demanding licenses for DW’s alternative websites
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) is asking German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s (DW) Turkish edition to secure broadcasting licenses for its alternative websites...
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