Court seeks revocation of Turkish journalist Öğütçü’s citizenship
A high criminal court in the southern province of Adana on Saturday applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry demanding revocation of the citizenship of journalist...
Turkish court sentences 10 people to 11 months in jail for insulting Erdoğan
Ten people, including three members of the Turkish Communist Party (TKP), were sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison for allegedly insulting Turkey's...
CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu calls on OSCE to examine heavy government pressure on Turkish media
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has urged the Assembly of Parliamentarians of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Turkey deports French journalist Depardon after release
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French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on May 8 in Turkey, deported from in a plane from İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport to France after...
UN concerned over Greece’s alleged deportation of Turkish asylum seekers
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement on Thursday that the agency is deeply concerned by continued reports about...
UN urges Turkey to release all jailed journalists, writers, judges, academics
The UN special rapporteur for freedom of expression David Kaye has expressed serious concerns at the deterioration of media freedom in Turkey and urged...
10.5-year jail sentence sought for Cumhuriyet editor due to news headline
A prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to 10.5 years for Cumhuriyet daily’s website editor Oğuz Güven, who has been behind bars...
Turkish coast guard stops vessel, captain intterogated for insulting Erdoğan on radio
A Panamanian-flagged vessel was forced to dock by the Turkish coast guard while it was sailing through the Dardanelles on Thursday after its Turkish...
Two consecutive life sentences sought for 13 Turkish journalists, singer on coup charges
An indictment drafted by the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office seeks two consecutive life sentences for 13 journalists including Atilla Taş, a pop singer and...
Two journalists from Turkey’s Evrensel daily given suspended sentences over Art. 301
The Evrensel daily’s managing editor Çağrı Sarı and former license owner Arif Koşar have been given suspended five-month sentences on charges related to Article...
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