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...
Turkey’s FM Çavuşoğlu implies European journalists in Turkey are spies
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Monday said European countries have been using journalists as spies in Turkey.
“A new trend has recently started in...
Aydınlık daily’s editor-in-chief Yücel released
İlker Yücel, editor-in-chief of the Aydınlık daily, who was arrested by a court after his detention in Turkey’s Iğdır province on Saturday, was released...
Greece has adopted illegal border push-back for Erdoğan critics
In a breach of European Union (EU) and international laws, Greek government appears to have adopted a policy of push-backs of Turks seeking asylum from...
Macron asks Erdoğan to release Depardon as soon as possible
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release Mathias Depardon, a French photojournalist under detention since May...
Michael Rubin: I will not sacrifice my freedom of expression for Erdoğan’s ego
Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and a former Pentagon official, on Friday tweeted and published a rebuttal to...
Journalist Tolu, who in jail with 2-years-old son, calls for solidarity in a letter...
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu Çorlu, who has been in jail for almost a month together with her 2-years-old son, has called for solidarity in...
Court arrests editor-in-chief of Turkey’s neo-nationalist Aydınlık daily
İlker Yücel, editor-in-chief of Aydınlık daily, which is affiliated with the neo-nationalist Homeland Party (VP) of Doğu Perinçek, was arrested by a court after...
Turkish student gets 2-years suspended prison sentence over popular anti-Erdoğan video
Twenty-one years old university student Ali Gül, who appeared in a popular No campaign video in the run up to the April 16 presidential...
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