Journalists from opposition daily acquitted of Gülen-linked charges in retrial
A Turkish court has ruled for the acquittal of staff from the pro-opposition Sözcü newspaper who were retried for allegedly aiding the faith-based Gülen...
Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence for remarks at book fair
A Turkish court has handed down a three-month suspended sentence to investigative journalist Bahadır Özgür for allegedly insulting the government during a 2022 book...
Turkish court jails 4 LeMan staff members over cartoon allegedly insulting religious values
Four staff members of the Turkish satirical magazine LeMan were jailed pending trial on Wednesday on charges of “publicly insulting religious values” after being...
CPJ urges Turkey to end prosecution of journalists
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to halt the prosecution of journalists over comments made on...
Turkey blocks journalist’s X account after posts targeting foundation led by Erdoğan’s son
Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access to journalist Serdar Akinan’s account on X after he shared posts alleging misconduct by a youth foundation led...
Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
Hidayet Karaca, a former journalist and chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, has marked 11 years in prison in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported.
Karaca,...
[UPDATE] French journalist detained in İstanbul during protests released
A French journalist detained for covering a pro-Kurdish protest in İstanbul who was facing possible deportation has been released, he told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday.
Raphael Boukandoura,...
Court sentences 7 journalists to 18 days over photos taken at Kobani hearing
A Turkish court has sentenced seven journalists to 18 days in prison for allegedly recording audio and video during the final hearing of the...
Turkey arrests journalist over post on school knife attack despite later correction
A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the arrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim on charges of publicly disseminating misleading information in a social media...
1,734 arrested, 18,000 on detention list on terror propaganda charges on social media
A total of 1,734 people have been arrested since a failed coup attempt on July 15 while 18,194 others on a detention list on...
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