Turkish journalists platform calls for attendance at trials of jailed female reporters
The pro-Kurdish Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform (MKGP) has issued a written statement in solidarity with female journalists who will appear in Turkish courts this...
Turkish gov’t continues to accuse Wikipedia of ‘manipulation,’ keeps site’s ban in Turkey
The Turkey's Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Wednesday has attacked Wikipedia, charging the online encyclopedia with manipulating the public over recent remarks by the...
40 years imprisonment sought for journalist Karaca for ‘plotting’ against pro-Al Qaeda group
An indictment prepared by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks 40 years jail term for Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca on charges of membership...
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...
EU Commission: Arrest of journalists in Turkey has grave impact on freedom of expression
As criticism mounts in Germany over the Monday arrest of Die Welt’s Turkey correspondent Deniz Yücel on charges of disseminating the propaganda of a...
Referring to talks with Turkey’s Erdoğan, Macron says being world leader not ‘cool’
French President Emmanuel Macron has said being a world leader is not as “cool” as it seems and cited having to speak with Turkey's...
CPJ: Turkey should cease filing bogus terrorism charges against the press
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a news alert issued on August 31 called on Turkish authorities to "drop all charges against journalists...
Nobel committee chairman says Turkey world’s largest jailer of intellectuals
Veteran Swedish writer and Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature Per Wästberg said Turkey has become the largest jailer of intellectuals and journalists...
PACE calls for reinstating Turkey’s monitoring procedure
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for monitoring of Turkey to be reinstated in order to strengthen its...
Khashoggi fiancee urges Turkey to insist on justice despite Saudi thaw
Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancée told AFP...
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