Turkish police detain 10 people over social media messages
Ten people were detained on Monday morning in Ankara as part of an operation into social media launched by the Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office,...
Journalist detained over terrorist propaganda accusations
Fırat Can Arslan, a correspondent for the Mezopotamya News Agency (MA), was detained in the early hours of Wednesday in Ankara as part of...
A schoolmate of Turkey’s President Erdoğan’s son to run state-owned TRT
İbrahim Eren, a schoolmate of Bilal Erdoğan, son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been appointed general manager of public broadcaster TRT following...
Court halts trial of MP in MİT trucks case due to parliamentary immunity
A high criminal court in İstanbul has decided to halt the trial of an opposition lawmaker due to his acquisition of parliamentary immunity in...
2 Kurdish journalists indicted for covering funeral of colleague killed in Iraq
Two journalists working for pro-Kurdish media outlets have been indicted for covering the funeral of Nagihan Akarsel, a Kurdish journalist, academic and women’s rights...
Exiled journos launch Turkish news portal in Germany
A group of exiled Turkish journalists including targeted journalist Can Dündar has launched a Germany-based online news portal titled “Özgürüz" (We Are Free) on...
X blocks access to at least 42 journalist, activist accounts in Turkey
Social media platform X has blocked access to at least 42 accounts belonging to Turkish journalists, activists and media organizations operated by journalists living...
Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate
Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in İstanbul, state media said, two weeks after his...
New regulation requires Internet broadcasting platforms in Turkey to secure permission from MİT, police
A new regulation will oblige Internet broadcasting platforms such as Netflix to secure permission to operate from Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the...
Turkish veteran journalist Acar, who said ‘My newspaper turned into a prison,’ in jail...
Mustafa Erkan Acar (45), a Turkish journalist with 22 years of experience, has been deprived of his freedom for 557 days as of Feb. 2,...
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