Turkey investigates journalists, blocks access to reports on suspicious death of female student
Turkish authorities have opened investigations into journalists reporting on the suspicious death in 2024 of university student Rojin Kabaiş and have blocked access to...
Turkish court rejects request for acquittal in journalists’ trial over İmamoğlu protest coverage
A Turkish court on Friday rejected a request for immediate acquittal in the trial of eight journalists prosecuted for covering protests that erupted after...
17 press groups urge Turkey to drop provisions in bill criminalizing LGBTQ+ reporting
Seventeen international press organizations have called on Turkey to remove provisions from a new judicial reform bill that would criminalize reporting on LGBTQ+ issues,...
Kurdish journalist sentenced over posts on colleagues killed in Turkish drone strike in Syria
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced journalist and news editor Öznur Değer to more than three years in prison over social media posts about...
Turkish court convicts journalists for story on İstanbul prosecutor
A Turkish court has convicted three journalists from the print and online editions of the BirGün newspaper over a story about İstanbul’s chief public...
CPJ urges Turkey to protect 3 journalists facing death threats
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure the security of three reporters who have received death threats...
Journalist gets suspended sentence for publishing expert report on murder of a Turkish far-right...
A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down a suspended 10-month sentence to journalist Asuman Aranca for publishing details from an expert report on the...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator to act against YouTube street interviews “driving pessimism”
Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), said on Saturday that Turkey’s broadcast regulator will move against YouTube “street interview”...
Turkish authorities should investigate shooting of journalist: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to conduct a full investigation into the October 14 shooting of a local...
Turkish journalist laid to rest with calls for justice after brutal attack
Hundreds gathered in İstanbul on Thursday to bid farewell to journalist and environmental filmmaker Hakan Tosun, who died on Monday after a brutal street...
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