OSCE’s Désir calls on Turkish gov’t to release journalists
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir called on Turkish authorities to drop terrorism charges...
Turkish Embassy turns out to be source of threats sent to journalists in Belgium
“Erdoğan’s Long Arm” was caught red handed in Belgium. The Belgian Police detected that the IP address, where threat messages were sent to Turkish...
US urges Turkey to end state of emergency, respect freedom of expression
The US on Thursday expressed “serious concern” about the widespread arrest and pre-trial detention of journalists critical of the Turkish government.
“We urge Turkey to...
Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: Injustice I endure must come to an end
Şahin Alpay, a jailed Turkish veteran journalist and columnist of now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, has said in a letter that "I am...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for jailed journalist Böken over alleged Gülen...
A prosecutor has demanded 15 years in prison for prominent Turkish journalist and veteran TV host Ahmet Böken, who was also former deputy director...
Turkish radio show host calls on police to kill Afrin operation critics
Kral FM radio host Ali Şentürk, known as “Afrikalı Ali,” called on security forces to kill anybody who criticizes Turkey’s operation in the Kurdish-controlled...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 91 more over alleged propaganda on social media against...
Turkish government has detained at least 91 more people across Turkey on Tuesday over their alleged propaganda and criticism against the ongoing military operation together...
Journalists Hürtaş, Demir and dozens more detained by Turkish police over criticism against Afrin...
Journalist Sibel Hürtaş, Ankara Bureau Chief of Germany-based online news outlet Artı Gerçek was detained by Turkish police at her house in Ankara on...
Kurdish books take their share from Turkish government crackdown
The number of books printed in the Kurdish language in Turkey decreased in 2017, with only 171 released, as Turkish government's crackdown has been...
Turkish gov’t detains T24 columnist Baysal and more journalists over critical social media posts...
Journalist and writer Nurcan Baysal, who is a clolumnist for online news portal T24, was detained by Turkish police after midnight over her critical...
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