Turkey to deport French journalist Depardon
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on Monday after photographing the local scenery in Turkey’s southeastern Batman province, is to be deported, DHA...
Jailed Turkish journalist Altan awarded Germany’s Geschwister-Scholl Prize
Jailed Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan, 69, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s prestigious Geschwister-Scholl Prize, German news outlets reported on...
Turkey blocks access to Kurdish news agency ANF, citing national security
A court in Turkey has blocked access to the website of the Fırat News Agency (ANF) on the grounds of protecting national security and...
Journalist gets suspended sentence for conveying condolences for late cleric Gülen
Journalist Kazım Güleçyüz on Monday was handed down a suspended 15-month sentence on conviction of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” for conveying condolences for the late...
Turkey has requested removal of massive amount of online content from Google in 10...
Turkish government agencies have requested the removal of a total of 90,400 web pages and other content from Google in the last decade, Turkish...
Turkey’s top court refuses to annul transfer of Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a decision by an İstanbul court to transfer to Saudi Arabia of the trial in absentia of suspects...
Turkish court hands down 27-year sentence to exiled journalist Dündar
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a prison sentence of 27 years, six months to exiled journalist Can Dündar in a trial concerning...
Turkish communication authority to have power to block social media on national security grounds
A new draft regulation would give Turkey’s top telecom authority the power to block access to social media platforms like Facebook, X, WhatsApp and...
Turkey detained 14 journalists, arrested one in January: report
Turkish authorities detained 14 journalists and arrested one in January, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association.
The report...
Journalist Gültaşlı: European institutions are ‘cherry-picking’ imprisoned journalists in Turkey
"It is getting increasingly clear that European institutions are 'cherry-picking' the imprisoned journalists in Turkey for whom they want to protest," wrote journalist Selçuk Gültaşlı,...
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