Turkish gov’t continues to accuse Wikipedia of ‘manipulation,’ keeps site’s ban in Turkey
The Turkey's Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Wednesday has attacked Wikipedia, charging the online encyclopedia with manipulating the public over recent remarks by the...
EU expresses ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey
A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...
BİA report: 237 aggravated life sentences sought for 520 journalists in Turkey
A recently released quarterly report, the BİA Media Monitoring Report, has revealed that 122 journalists were in Turkish jails as of Jan.1, 2018, while...
Lawyers for Turkish journalists Alpay, Altan say Constitutional Court rulings are binding on all
Lawyers representing imprisoned Turkish journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay issued a public statement over the weekend regarding the continued detention of their clients...
Turkey falls to ‘Not Free’ status in Freedom House’s ‘Freedom in the World 2018’...
Turkey’s freedom status has declined from 'Partly Free' to 'Not Free' in “Freedom in the World 2018: Democracy in Crisis,” the annual report released...
Int’l press bodies urge Turkish gov’t to implement Constitutional Court decision to free journalists
International press bodies including PEN International, ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, European Federation of Journalists, Human Rights Watch, Index on Censorship,...
Local court rejects order of Turkish top court for first time by refusing release...
İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court has rejected the Constitutional Court's (AYM) release decision on the grounds of "infringement of rights" of jailed veteran journalist...
EU’s Juncker: No progress on Turkey ties while Turkish journalists jailed
The European Union (EU) and Turkey will see no progress in their relations as long as Turkey holds journalists in prison, European Commission President...
Turkish government jails Karatay, only Christian Chaldean citizen, in Silopi
Petros Karatay, who was detained by Turkish police on Tuesday, has been sent to prison for “being a member of a terrorist organisation," according...
Turkish gov’t seizes woman’s passport while on way to visit writer husband in exile
Police at İstanbul’s International Atatürk Airport has seized the passport of Fatma Tunç, the wife of writer Aziz Tunç while she was on way...
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