Turkey to persecute journalists over naked detention pictures of PKK suspects
The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey's Muğla province has launched an investigation into those who photographed a detention procedure that included stripping suspected militants of...
Senior legislative reporter Habib Güler jailed in Turkey over tweets quoting Rumi
A senior legislative reporter who covered Turkey’s main opposition party for years have been behind bars for 442 days in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison...
Turkish government bans 3 books on Kurds, court summons authors
Turkish government has banned the sale of three books written about Kurds and Kurdish issue on the grounds that they display “the character of...
Turkey remands Turkish-German journalist Tolu in prison over terrorism charges
Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist, went on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey on Wednesday, saying she was innocent and demanding her immediate release,...
Turkish government launches fight against 139,141 books
Turkish government's censorship efforts and its fight against education and culture have reached a new peak with the statement of Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of...
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...
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