8 Kurdish journalists sentenced to over 6 years’ imprisonment in Turkey
Eight Kurdish journalists who were arrested as part of an Ankara-based investigation and released pending trial on May 16, 2023 have been sentenced to...
[UPDATE] Former prosecutor detained again 1 day after release from prison
Gültekin Avcı, a former Turkish prosecutor and TV pundit, was detained on Saturday due to an appeal from a prosecutor, one day after being...
Turkish prison guards force journalist Acar to undergo barber’s shears
Guards forced journalist Cihan Acar, who has been behind bars in Silivri Prison since July 29, 2016, to get a haircut against his will,...
Turkish judge tells prominent journalist to stop Erdoğan criticism at coup trial
A judge hearing the trial of seven journalists including Nazlı Ilıcak and the Altan brothers, who are being tried on coup charges, has intervened...
Cumhuriyet journalists’ lawyers appeal upcoming jail terms
The lawyers of eight former employees of the Cumhuriyet daily have appealed to an Istanbul court for the suspension of the execution of their...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 261 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 333 social media accounts and taken legal action against 261 users over the last week (July 30-August 6) on...
Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over writer and activist arrests
Sweden has summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of two Swedish citizens, in a sign of souring relations with the EU member state candidate,...
Turkey’s RTÜK sanctions TV station over criticism of ruling party voters
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a temporary broadcast ban as well as a fine on the Flash...
Turkey detains journalist Altan in Mersin province
Dihaber reporter Berivan Altan has been detained in Mersin province based on a detention warrant, t24 news website reported on Thursday. According to the...
Turkish court convicts Kurdish journalist of disseminating terrorist propaganda
A Turkish court on Monday convicted Kurdish journalist Hayri Demir of disseminating terrorist propaganda through his reporting, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA)...
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