Journalist who stood trial for reporting on opposition politician acquitted of charges
A court in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari has acquitted a journalist of charges of spreading misleading information in one of his reports...
Turkish journalist briefly detained for disseminating ‘misinformation’
Turkish authorities on Wednesday briefly detained journalist Dinçer Gökçe on accusations of spreading misinformation due to a news report claiming that two convicted mob...
Journalist assaulted in eastern Turkey faces trial for insulting attacker
Sinan Aygül, a local journalist based in the eastern province of Bitlis who in June was physically attacked after covering municipal corruption allegations, is...
Turkey still among top 10 offenders in CPJ’s census of imprisoned journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has published its annual prison census for 2023, which shows that Turkey is still among the top 10...
Turkish journalist faces forced court appearance on insult, libel charges
A court in İstanbul has ruled that journalist Doğan Akın be brought by force to the next hearing of his trial on charges of...
Turkish court orders journalists to pay damages to retired general
A court in İstanbul has ordered four journalists to pay damages to a retired general due to five articles that were published in the...
Turkey blocks access to 27 popular VPN services amid tightening internet restrictions
Turkey has expanded its crackdown on internet access by banning 27 popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, according to the Freedom of Expression Association.The...
Foreign agents bill passes in Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee, sparking widespread criticism from civil...
A bill proposing new judicial regulations, including penalties for so-called "foreign agents of influence,” was passed by the Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee on Monday,...
Despite peace talks, Turkey blocks access to social media accounts of pro-Kurdish news outlets
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the social media accounts of several pro-Kurdish media outlets, sparking criticism and raising questions about the government’s sincerity...
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...
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