Die Welt group applies to ECtHR in jailed journalist Yücel’s case in Turkey
The WeltN24 GmbH group, which owns the German Die Welt newspaper, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in...
Journalist Deniz Yücel says has no address to be extradited, wants a fair trial
Jailed journalist Deniz Yücel, who works for the German Die Welt newspaper and has been kept in pre-trial detention in Turkey since Feb. 27,...
Armed attack in central Turkey leaves journalist injured
Journalist Azim Deniz was shot in the abdomen and leg by an unidentified gunman in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, Turkish media reported...
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan tops ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases
Imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan has topped the December ranking of the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom cases,...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s ultra-nationalist ally targets journalists who ‘defamed’ his party
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, an ultra-nationalist ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ran an advertisement in a number of newspapers...
Life sentences sought for 7 people, including journalist Hidayet Karaca, over Gülen links
An Ankara prosecutor on Wednesday sought life sentences for 7 people, including jailed journalist Hidayet Karaca, the former chairman of now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group...
Turkish court not released 20 jailed journalists despite of witnesses’ contrary statements
A Turkish court has ruled for continuation of imprisonment for 19 journalists despite of the lack of solid evidences and the statements made by...
Press freedom in Turkey further eroded in Q3 of 2024, report finds
The third quarter of 2024 marked intensified erosion of freedoms in Turkey, according to a report by Freedom of Expression and Press Agenda (İfade...
Turkey jails journalist Mehmet Sıddık Damar due to his social media posts
Pro-Kurdish Dihaber news agency reporter Mehmet Sıddık Damar was put in pretrial detention over his social media posts on Friday.
According to media, Damar visited a courthouse in...
Detention period for Die Welt Turkey reporter extended
The period of detention of German daily Die Welt’s Turkey reporter Deniz Yücel, who has been in custody since Feb. 17, was extended on...
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