Turkish consulate in Geneva refuses to renew journalist Nesin’s passport
Journalist Ahmet Nesin has been denied service at the Turkish consulate in Geneva, in the latest of similar refusals targeting the government critics abroad.
Columnist...
Erdogan sues German comedian Bohmermann in Ankara over satirical poem
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a criminal complaint against German comedian Jan Bohmermann in Ankara over his satirical poem broadcast last year.
Erdoğan's lawyer Hüseyin...
Turkish court rules no insult as long as Erdoğan is rooster
A social media user who was convicted on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a photograph was subsequently acquitted after an appeals...
Freedom House: Turkey among “not free” countries in press freedom
The US-based Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, has mentioned Turkey among the countries, which...
First hearing of 30 journalists to be held after 14 months of imprisonment in...
An İstanbul court on April 27 accepted a prosecutor’s indictment against 30 former Zaman Media Group employees, including editors, executives and prominent columnists over...
Turkey cancels PACE member’s visit following downgrade of status
The Turkish government has canceled a visit to the country by Bernd Fabritius, a German lawmaker from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
Turkey blocks 120 critical Twitter accounts with a single court decision
An Ankara court has ruled to block access to 120 critical Twitter accounts including @TurkeyPurge , which is closed for the fourth time in 7 months without issuing a prior notification...
Diyarbakır teacher sentenced to one year for ‘praising terrorism’ during talk show
Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik has been given a prison sentence of 1 year and 3 months for “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization” in...
Turkey ranks 155th in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index
Turkey, which has around 200 journalists jailed in its prisons, is ranked 155th among 180 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index released...
PACE to discuss and vote on degrading Turkey’s status to monitoring process on Tuesday
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss whether to degrade Turkey’s status and reopen...
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