Turkish court decides for continuation of journalist Parıldak’s imprisonment
An Ankara court ruled on Tuesday for continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who has been behind bars nearly 14 months.
Parıldak, a...
WSJ reporter Albayrak sentenced to prison by Turkish court
A Turkish court sentenced Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Ayla Albayrak to 2 years and 1 month in prison Tuesday, declaring her guilty of...
Media worker who faces lifetime jail appears in Turkish court without a lawyer
A media worker who worked for a critical national newspaper has been finally brought to the court for a trial hearing after months of...
CHP’s Tanrıkulu: Turkish gov’t’s systematic violation of human rights reach to attack level
Turkey's main opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, who has released a report on human rights violations last week for the first 8...
Yakup Şimşek, brand marketing manager for Turkish critical daily, behind bars over a TV...
A veteran media professional has been jailed in Turkey for 430 days over a TV commercial that was designed to attract new subscribers to...
Turkey’s regional court overturns CHP deputy Berberoğlu verdict, orders retrial
A regional court of justice on Monday overturned an İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court decision made on June 14 handing down a prison sentence...
Turkish prosecutor demands 15 years in jail for human rights defenders
The İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment for 11 people including foreign human rights defenders who were detained during a workshop in...
Imprisoned journalists claim to have been tortured in Turkey
Thirteen inmates including journalists Erdoğan Alayumat and Serkan Erdoğan from the Dicle news agency (Dihaber) and Özgürlükçü Demokrasi daily, respectively, both of which were...
Swedish-Turkish journalist wanted by Turkey returns to Sweden
Swedish-Turkish journalist and writer Hamza Yalçın, arrested in Spain in August at the request of Turkey, has returned home to Sweden after Spain decided...
US ambassador: Some in Turkish gov’t want vengeance rather than justice
John Bass, the departing US ambassador to Turkey, on Friday said some in the Turkish government are motivated by “vengeance rather than justice,” voicing...
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