Turkey blocks satirical magazine LeMan’s website and X account after alleged Prophet cartoon
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the website and X account of LeMan, a popular satirical magazine, following accusations that a recent cartoon depicted...
Iraqi Kurdistan-based news website Rûdaw blocked in Turkey
The Turkish edition of the Rûdaw news website, part of a media group based in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan, was blocked...
Journalist Baransu’s wife says she’s suffering civil death due to husband’s incarceration: report
Nesibe Baransu, the wife of Turkish journalist Mehmet Baransu, who has been behind bars for more than five years, on Tuesday told the Jailed...
Journalists mark Turkey’s Press Day amid arrests and censorship
As journalists marked Turkey’s Press Day on July 24, media unions and opposition lawmakers condemned what they described as the worsening erosion of press...
A schoolmate of Turkey’s President Erdoğan’s son to run state-owned TRT
İbrahim Eren, a schoolmate of Bilal Erdoğan, son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been appointed general manager of public broadcaster TRT following...
Turkey among top violators of press freedom in EU candidate countries: report
Turkey ranked third among European Union candidate countries in press freedom violations in the first half of 2025, with 64 incidents affecting at least...
Turkish court sentences journalist Yasir Kaya to 6 years in prison over Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced journalist Yasir Kaya, former news director of Fenerbahçe TV, to six years, three months in prison on Monday over his...
European Parliament resolution underscores lack of domestic legal remedies in Turkey
Forty-seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and 14 press freedom and free expression organizations led by the International Press Institute (IPI) and Green...
Former journalist given 5-year sentence in MİT trucks case retrial
An İstanbul court has handed down a prison sentence of five years to former journalist Erdem Gül in a retrial concerning a report on...
Turkey opens Spotify probe after ‘provocative playlist’ complaint
Turkey’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Spotify over alleged anti-competitive practices, while a deputy culture minister has called for legal action against...
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