Turkish court sentences 10 TRT journalists to prison over alleged links to Gülen movement
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 10 journalists who used to work for Turkish public broadcaster TRT to between six years, three months and...
BHRC publishes interim observation report on trial of Zaman journalists in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has published its interim trial observation report on the Zaman trial, in which 10 Turkish journalists...
Father, journalists face trial 7 years after investigating Turkish girl’s suspicious death
Turkish prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan as well as a journalist and a documentary filmmaker over...
Wife of jailed CHP deputy Berberoğlu slams lack of justice in Turkey due to...
Oya Berberoğlu, the wife of jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, has lashed out at the lack of justice in Turkey, saying...
Turkish watchdog warns Twitter over popular anti-government hashtags
Ömer Fatih Sayan, the director of Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Council (BTK), an Internet watchdog responsible for digital censorship in the country, has...
Senior economy editor held in prison for a year with no evidence presented against...
Harun Reşit Çümen (44), a senior economy editor who specializes in the stock market, has been behind bars since March 7, 2018. The prosecutor...
22-year jail term sought for Turkish director over movie showing Erdogan’s execution
Turkish prosecutors are seeking 22,5-year jail sentences for Turkish producer Ali Avcı over a movie trailer that shows the moments before the apparent execution of...
New gov’t decree paves way for sale of companies seized from critics
A new government decree issued on Thursday makes possible the sale of companies seized by the state as part of an ongoing witch hunt...
Turkish media worker Zafer Özsoy faces 3 life sentences with no evidence
A Turkish media worker, who has been behind bars for 478 days, faces three consecutive life sentences and additional 15 years in jail on...
Turkish police detain student over fingerprints on Gülen books
Turkish police detained a university student after finding her fingerprints on books written by Fethullah Gülen that were thrown in the garbage to avoid...
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