Journalist Hakkı Boltan should not go to prison for exercising his freedom of speech,...
Journalist Hakkı Boltan, who was sentenced to prison on charges of insulting government officials, should not go to prison for exercising his freedom of...
Courts to decide whether social media posts include disinformation under new law
Turkish courts will decide whether or not a social media post was aimed at producing or disseminating fake news and disinformation online under a...
Prominent journalist Cemal gets suspended sentence on terror charges
Renowned Turkish journalist Hasam Cemal has been given a suspended sentence of 15 months for allegedly disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist organization in...
Greek journalists to sue over equipment destroyed by Turkish officials
Three Greek journalists who were in Turkey to cover the aftermath of massive earthquakes that struck the country last month say they will take...
Jailed Turkish author and journalist Bayram Kaya: What I miss most is making news
Bayram Kaya, an author and reporter who has been behind bars for 486 days, says what he misses most is covering issues on security,...
Turkish opposition lawmaker says media bill would reimpose pressure on critical outlets
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has criticized a media bill currently before parliament, saying it would restore punitive powers to Turkey’s official advertising agency despite...
Turkish police detain journalist on Working Journalists Day
On Jan. 10, when the work and independence of journalists are celebrated in Turkey, the police detained a journalist from an anti-government news website,...
European Parliament strongly condemns human rights violations in Turkey
A large majority of the European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, emphasizing the structural problems that...
Turkish gov’t sentences journalist Parıldak to 7 years, 6 months in jail over links...
Turkish government has sentenced journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who used to work as court reporter for now-closed Zaman daily, to 7 years and 6 months...
Journalist investigated for reporting on death of man in police custody
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a reporter from the pro-opposition Halk TV station for reporting on allegations of mistreatment surrounding the death...
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