IFJ calls on Turkey to investigate mistreatment of Yemeni journalist in detention
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Turkish government to investigate the mistreatment of Adnan Al-rajhi, a Yemeni journalist based in...
Turkish opposition leader calls on top court to push for implementation of journalist ruling
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Tuesday called on the Constitutional Court to push for implementation of its...
Popular Turkish street interviewer arrested after alleged attempt to flee Turkey
Popular Turkish street interviewer Arif Kocabıyık, who was barred from leaving the country while standing trial on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Int’l community should publicize legal status of jailed Turkish journalists, Altan says
Mehmet Altan, a journalist and economist who had been jailed after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 for almost two years,...
Currency crisis hits publishing industry in Turkey
A sharp decline in the value of the Turkish lira has led to a crisis in the publishing sector since Turkey imports almost all...
Turkish court orders arrest of 47 people, including left-wing opposition members and journalists
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the arrest of 47 people, mainly members of the left-wing Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), as well...
Turkish court again bans book on Kurdish history after 17 years
A Turkish court has ruled to ban a book titled "Kurdistan Tarihi" (The History of Kurdistan), whose first edition was confiscated by the State...
Prosecutor demands lengthy prison sentences for Sözcü journalists, owner
A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday demanded lengthy prison sentences for columnists, reporters and media workers from the Sözcü daily on charges of supporting a...
Turkish prison authorities refuse jailed journalist access to Cumhuriyet daily, saying it supports terror
Authorities at Turkey's Menemen R Type Prison in İzmir have rejected a request of visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat, who has been in jail...
Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over YouTube comments
Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin has been released under judicial supervision after being briefly detained over comments made on his YouTube program this week, Turkish...
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