EU commissioner says Turkey is distancing itself from European values
Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, has said Turkey is rapidly distancing itself from European values and that this...
German press groups call for release of Die Welt reporter detained in Turkey
German press organizations have called on Turkish authorities to release Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel who was detained in Turkey on Feb.17.
Yücel, the Turkey...
3 journalists briefly detained in Turkey over İstanbul prosecutor story
Three journalists from the online version of left-leaning newspaper Birgün have been briefly detained for questioning under anti-terror legislation over a story linked to...
Journalist investigated due to televised comments on election night
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into prominent journalist Çiğdem Toker due to her comments on television about the results of a runoff election...
Turkish government working on technology to block use of VPN
Amid concerns over the government’s increased grip on the Internet due to a recent regulation governing online media outlets, an expert at the Turkish...
Journalist Turkey detained over tweets on May election results, February earthquakes
Journalist Mehmet Kızmaz has been detained over tweets regarding the presidential and parliamentary elections in May and two devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey on...
Barkey says Turkish FM undersecretary, embassy knew of Büyükada meeting
US academic Henri Barkey, who is being sought by a Turkish prosecutor for planning last year’s failed coup attempt during a secret meeting on...
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for Germany-based Kurdish journalist on terrorism charges
A Turkish court issued an arrest warrant for journalist Ayşe Kara on charges of being a member of an armed terrorist organization after she...
Turkish court rejects request for release of jailed journalist
A high criminal court in İstanbul has rejected a request for the release from prison of journalist Barış Pehlivan, who was put behind bars...
Pro-gov’t think tank profiles foreign media workers in Turkey
Turkey’s Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), a pro- government think tank, on Saturday published a 200-page report on journalists who work...
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