Turkish gov’t prosecutes 178 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 274 social media accounts and taken legal action against 178 users over the last week (Aug. 27-Sept. 3) on...
4.5-year jail sought for controversial Turkish historian on charges of insulting Atatürk
An indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul is seeking a jail sentence of four-and-a-half years for controversial historian Mustafa Armağan...
Concern mounts about possible Turkish law on media funding
Press freedom groups expressed concern Friday about comments by Turkish officials concerning possible legislation to regulate foreign funding for media and the dissemination of...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist columnist: Bitcoin ‘a secret communication tool’ used by Gülen followers
Pro-government Yeni Akit newspaper's staunchly Erdoğanist columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak alleged in his column that Bitcoin is "a secret communication tool" used by the alleged...
Turkey’s journalists walk for release of jailed colleagues
On the 100th day of the detention of journalist Ahmet Şık, journalists and deputies on Sunday walked in İstanbul for the release of all...
Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: My health is getting worse
Şahin Alpay, a jailed veteran journalist and columnist of now-closed Zaman and Today's Zaman dailies, has said in letter sent from notorious Silivri Prison...
Turkish gov’t detains 169 people in a week over social media posts against Afrin...
The Turkish government detained 169 people last week over their alleged social media posts criticising a Turkish military campaign in the Afrin province of...
Journalist Erdal Şen and his wife behind bars due to Turkey’s collective punishment
In an example of guilt by association and blood, a veteran Turkish journalist and his wife have been languishing behind bars for 440 days...
IPI – MLSA study: Turkish journalists convicted for their work
According to a trial monitoring study conducted in Turkey by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and the International Press Institute (IPI), journalistic...
Apple removes gay social network Hornet app from Turkey store
Apple has removed the app for Hornet, the world’s leading gay social network with more than 30 million users, from its Turkey store in...
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