PACE rapporteur condemns Turkey’s abuse of Interpol, Red Notice for Doğan Akhanlı
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rapporteur Bern Fabritius on Monday condemned misuse of Interpol Red Notices by Turkish government against government...
Court rules to keep former Zaman daily editor in pretrial detention
An İstanbul court has ruled to keep journalist Mehmet Kamış, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman newspaper who was arrested in November,...
Journalist sentenced to prison on terrorism charges in first hearing of trial
A journalist was sentenced to 15 months in prison on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in the first hearing of her trial at a...
OSCE urges Turkish gov’t not to adopt new Internet bill
Harlem Désir, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, on Tuesday shared a legal review with...
YouTube journalist and his crew attacked during street interview in Antalya
Arif Kocabıyık, a journalist known for his candid street interviews, and the crew of his İlave TV YouTube channel were attacked by a group...
AKP gov’t cancelled 3,804 press cards in 5 years
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has cancelled the press cards of 3,804 journalists over the past five years, according to Vice President...
PEN International calls on Turkey to drop terrorism charges against Kurdish writer
PEN International has called on Turkish authorities to drop all charges against a Kurdish writer who faces more than seven years in prison on...
Turkish journalist arrested due to reports on investigations into opposition mayors
Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was arrested on Thursday on charges of insulting the president and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts in his...
Condition of democracy and human rights has worsened in Turkey since pandemic: Freedom House
The condition of democracy and human rights has grown worse in 80 countries, including Turkey, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, said a report by...
CPJ calls on EU officials to raise press freedom with Erdoğan
In a letter to the European Union’s top officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday asked the union to call for the...
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