Jailed journalist Usluer given forced haircut in Turkish prison
Wardens at İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison reportedly forced Oğuz Usluer, a former news coordinator at HaberTürk TV, who has been behind bars since Dec....
Turkey has requested removal of massive amount of online content from Google in 10...
Turkish government agencies have requested the removal of a total of 90,400 web pages and other content from Google in the last decade, Turkish...
Turkish Court of Appeals reverses ruling on journalist Dündar in MİT trucks case, requests...
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday reversed an earlier ruling by a high criminal court in İstanbul for journalist Can Dündar, convicted of...
OSCE’s Désir condemns harsh prison sentences for Zaman journalists, calls for their release
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), voiced strong disapproval of a Turkish...
Turkey fines Meta for refusing to suspend protest-linked accounts
Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday said it was fined a “substantial amount” in Turkey for failing to comply with government orders to suspend accounts...
UN report tells some 2,000 dead since truce with PKK collapse in Turkey
UN investigators found some 2,000 people were killed in 18 months of fighting, and accuse Turkish forces of serious human rights violations. The killings,...
Turkish coast guard stops vessel, captain intterogated for insulting Erdoğan on radio
A Panamanian-flagged vessel was forced to dock by the Turkish coast guard while it was sailing through the Dardanelles on Thursday after its Turkish...
Press organizations call on Turkey to release Syrian journalist Shama, halt deportation proceedings
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in two separate statements on Friday called on the Turkish government to immediately...
Woman journalist in Turkey traumatized by abuse and torture at police station
A veteran woman Turkish journalist who remained in nine month long pre-trial detention has been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment at the police...
Turkish Journalists Association’s report shows some 123 Turkish journalists in exile
Because of the despotic Erdoğan regime's persecution targeting independent journalists in Turkey, "some 123 Turkish journalists are in exile," according to a recent report released...
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