CPJ calls on Turkish gov’t to investigate mob assault on journalist Gültekin
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Turkish government to investigate a mob assault on Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin, a columnist for...
Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at criminalizing independent reporting: Council of Europe
Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at blocking or criminalizing independent reporting and take steps to restore judicial independence and to ensure the...
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 27 Turkish journalists: report
A total of 27 Turkish journalists have died of COVID-19, the Geneva based non-profit Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in a press statement released...
There are clear indications of the existence of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics...
There are clear indications of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics in Germany, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Helmut Teichmann said in response to a...
3 Turkish newspapers targeted in defamation case for reporting on parliamentary question
Three Turkish dailies were targeted in a civil lawsuit for reporting on a parliamentary question about claims that a company partly owned by the...
Turkish watchdog fines Netflix and TV stations for gov’t criticism, ‘immoral’ content
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on digital platforms Netflix and local streaming application Exxen in addition...
US urges Turkey to respect and ensure freedom of expression: VOA
The United States continues to urge Turkey to respect and ensure freedom of expression, a spokesperson from the US State Department told Voice of...
Euronews no longer required to obtain broadcasting license to operate in Turkey
The Turkish edition of the Lyon-based Euronews media outlet will no longer be required by Turkey’s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council...
Rights groups call Turkey’s new media law ‘dangerous, dystopian’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and ARTICLE 19 have condemned the approval of amendments by the Turkish Parliament last week which they said introduce abusive...
Turkey sentenced 67 people to 299 years in prison in freedom of expression trials:...
A trial monitoring study by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has revealed that 67 people in Turkey were handed down 299 years,...
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