Co-rapporteur Mikko urges PACE to place Turkey under monitoring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8s&v=VDuY8p8qtj0&app=desktop Marianne Mikko, co-rapporteur on the post-monitoring dialog with Turkey, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), criticized Turkey for jailing journalists en masse,...

Turkish court arrests former CHP deputy, journalist Eren Erdem on terrorism charges

Journalist Eren Erdem, a former deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) who was detained by police on Friday on terrorism charges,...

80-year-old woman detained for criticizing Erdoğan’s communications director on Twitter

An 80-year-old woman identified only by the initials E.B. was detained in her Istanbul home on Wednesday after criticizing the monthly earnings of Fahrettin...

Turkey among Europe’s most hostile environments for journalism, Council of Europe report says

Turkey has become one of Europe's most hostile environments for independent journalism, with a high number of jailed journalists, widespread legal harassment, intimidation and...

Yeni Asya journalist arrested over terror charges

Naciye Nur Ener, a journalist from the critical Yeni Asya daily, has been arrested on charges of being a member of a terror organization,...

RTÜK fines Turkish TV stations $41 million over past decade

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), a TV and radio regulatory watchdog in Turkey, announced on Wednesday that in the last decade --...

Senior economy editor arrested on terrorism charges

Former senior economy editor and the author of a number of books Zafer Özcan (45) was arrested in western Akhisar province on Thursday as...

Interior Ministry: 39 detained in one week due to social media posts in Turkey

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that at least 39 people were detained over the past week on charges of disseminating propaganda on...

Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: My health is getting worse

Şahin Alpay, a jailed veteran journalist and columnist of now-closed Zaman and Today's Zaman dailies, has said in letter sent from notorious Silivri Prison...

Turkey blocks journalist’s X account after posts targeting foundation led by Erdoğan’s son

Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access to journalist Serdar Akinan’s account on X after he shared posts alleging misconduct by a youth foundation led...

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