Jailed journalist Baransu says, he only wrote on whatever Turkey was talking about
Former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015, has said what he did was only to engage in his profession...
UNAOC cancels Press Freedom Day event over pressure from Turkey
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) indefinitely postponed an event at the UN on Thursday to observe World Press Freedom Day after the...
SCF, IOHR partner to celebrate World Press Freedom Day with a focus on Turkey
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has partnered with the London-based International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) to commemorate World Press Freedom Day at...
Turkish court rules to jail Kurdish journalist Sıddık Damar
Sıddık Damar, a reporter for the now-closed pro-Kurdish Dicle news agency (DİHA), was arrested by a Turkish court in İstanbul on Wednesday over his...
Report: Turkey marks one year without Wikipedia
As of Sunday, Wikipedia has been banned in Turkey for one year, Paul Benjamin Osterlund wrote for The Verge, saying, “Authorities said the ban...
Turkish court gives prison sentences to journalists, media workers in Feza Gazetecilik trial
An İstanbul court during the fourth hearing on Monday handed down verdicts to 20 Turkish journalists and media employees in a trial concerning Feza...
Report: Turkish people prefer closed messaging services for sharing news
Mainstream media in Turkey are losing their monopoly in agenda setting with the emergence of digital news sites, while fear of state surveillance has...
Turkish court postpones 46 Kurdish journalists’ trial until September
A Turkish court on Friday postponed until September the trial of 46 Kurdish journalists, known to the public as the "KCK Press Trial," while...
Turkish gov’t agency puts assets of 11 seized media outlets up for sale
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put property belonging to 11 media outlets that were closed down by the Turkish government under the...
Turkish court upholds travel ban for Turkish-German journalist Tolu
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu will not be allowed to leave Turkey, where she faces charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda, a Turkish court has decided.
The...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...