Turkish court bans access to 2021 report on internet censorship in Turkey
A Turkish court has banned access to the 2021 annual report of the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative, which focuses on the growing internet...
Journalists face 158 years in prison over book about Erdoğan’s obstruction of justice: report
Turkish journalists Barış Terkoğlu and Barış Pehlivan, who co-authored a book investigating alleged obstruction of justice by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in high-profile...
Erdoğan cleric: Right to life will be granted to ‘no’ voters, too
Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian and issuer of fatwas, or religious edicts, for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles and Turkey's autocratic President...
Exiled journalist establishes publishing house to print books banned in Turkey
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China’s growing media influence is silencing Uyghur voices in Turkey: RSF
China’s growing influence in Turkey’s media landscape is making it increasingly difficult for Uyghur journalists and activists to draw attention to human rights abuses...
Twitter suspends account of closed-down pro-Kurdish newspaper
Social media company Twitter has suspended the account of Özgür Gündem, a pro-Kurdish daily that was closed down by a Turkish court in 2016...
CoE’s top human rights advocate calls for restoration of media freedom in Turkey
Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, has called for implementing urgent measures to restore freedom of expression in Turkey, stressing that...
Jailed journalist deprived of food and water for hours
Imprisoned president of the now-shut-down Samanyolu TV Hidayet Karaca said during a hearing on Monday that he had not been given any food or...
280 journalists appeared in court in Turkey in 2023: report
A total of 280 journalists appeared in at least 821 hearings in Turkish courts throughout 2023, according to a new report released by the...
Turkish journalists ‘forgotten in Silivri Prison’ say they expect justice
"We are forgotten journalists in Silivri Prison,” said a group of Turkish journalists who are being held in İstanbul's Silivri Prison as part of...
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