Erdoğan’s henchman Külünk allegedly gives order to Erdoğanist thugs to punish Germany’s Böhmermann
German media reported on Wednesday that Metin Külünk, a henchman of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party...
Turkish gov’t launches probe against news platform established by jobless Kurdish journalists
Turkish government has launched a terror investigation against the 1HaberVar online news platform, which was established by the Kurdish journalists from the radio and...
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 radio broadcaster Serkan Sedat Güray in jail for 10 months with no trial
An award-winning radio programmer and journalist Serkan Sedat Güray has been jailed in Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in Ä°stanbul since March 7, 2017 over...
Famous Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay sued over alleged insult to President Erdoğan
A lawsuit has been filed against famous Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay for “insulting” Turkish autocratic Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a concert...
Pro-Erdoğan journalist suggests killing family members of jailed Gülen followers in Turkey
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Journalist Cem Küçük, a staunch supporter of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, suggested during a live TV program on Monday that Turkish intelligence...
‘Turkey’s clandestine deep state gang takes revenge from prominent journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan’
Yalçın Ergündoğan, a columnist for online news portal in Turkish, Artı Gerçek, wrote that Turkey's clandestine deep state gang, Ergenekon, takes revenge from Ahmet...
Turkish architect, his son given 14 months in jail for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Turkish architect Cenap Tezer and his son Emrah Tezer were given 1 year and 2 months in prison each for allegedly insulting Turkish autocratic...
Osman Yakut, a newly married Turkish journalist, behind bars for 17 months
Osman Yakut, a Turkish journalist, who used to work at the now-defunct Zaman newspaper’s Antalya office, has been under arrest pending trial for 17...
Report: Turkish gov’t twists peace declaration into an act of terrorism
Turkish government has sought to turn the tables on 148 academics who are facing trial on charges of terrorism for signing a 2016 declaration...
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