Journalist gets 13 years in prison on terrorism charges
A journalist from a now-closed Kurdish newspaper has been handed down a prison sentence of 13 years, three months on various terrorism charges and...
Turkish President Erdoğan takes aim at media, claims ‘Democracy not possible with it’
Democracy is not possible with the media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stressed, arguing that even the most powerful countries in today’s world...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog warns of stricter oversight after recent murders
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) warned broadcasters of tougher penalties and active monitoring following recent high-profile murders in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported,...
Turkish gov’t blocks access to stories on Paradise Papers related to PM Yıldırım’s sons,...
Access to the news stories covering the the documents of Paradise Papers which are related to Turkish Prime Minister's sons and Turkish President's son-in-law have...
Int’l organizations decry Turkish court’s verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’
International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...
Erdoğan rebukes Spanish journalist over question on jailed dissidents Demirtaş, Kavala
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reprimanded a Spanish journalist for “defending terrorists” when asked about European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings Turkey has...
Journalist Nevin Yıldız detained with one-year-old baby in İstanbul
Journalist Nevin Yıldız, the responsible manager of the now-closed TV10 TV station, was detained at İstanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport on Tuesday night with her...
Turkish police confiscate Kurdish title at book fair in Batman
Turkish police have confiscated a book on a Kurdish uprising on display at a publisher’s stand in the southeastern Turkish city of Batman and...
Turkey bans access to 26 URLs, websites reporting on sentencing of DW journalist
A Turkish court on Tuesday blocked access to 26 websites and URLs, including news websites, blogs and social media accounts, for reporting on the...
OSCE’s Désir questions media freedom in Turkey 49 times in 8 months
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has made 13 statements, posted 31...
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