Re-arrest of 21 journalists casts further shadow over independence of Turkish judiciary
The independence and impartiality of the Turkish judiciary has begun to be questioned once again after an İstanbul court decided to release 21 journalists...
21 re-detained journalists taken to police HQ in İstanbul
All 21 journalists who were arrested again early on Saturday, hours after being released pending trial on Friday, were taken to police headquarters after...
21 journalists’ re-arrest comes after outcry among pro-gov’t colleagues
Many journalists who are either open or covert supporters of the Turkish government were outraged by a court decision on Friday for the release...
Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan’s spying, profiling expands in Norway
Two more Norwegian NGOs with links to Turkish government were involved in what appears to be illegal profiling and surveillance of critics and opponents...
Der Spiegel: Turkish embassies pursuing Erdoğan critics in 35 countries
Turkish government has been spying on its own citizens in 35 countries with the help of its diplomatic outpost, according to German weekly Der...
Tewenty-one journalists re-detained before court’s release decision implemented
Twenty-one journalists, who were released by an İstanbul court on Friday, have been re-detained in front of infamous Silivri Prison by the police before...
Turkey bans all services of Periscope weeks before crucial referendum
A Turkish court on Friday banned all services of Periscope, a live video broadcasting platform owned by Twitter popularly used by opposition deputies, several...
An İstanbul court decides to release 21 jailed journalists
An İstanbul court, on Friday, has decided to release 21 out of 29 journalists who have been standing trial for last 5 days over...
Journalists Aslan and Keleş jailed in Van following 10 days in custody
A court in Turkey's eastern province of Van has decided to jail pro-Kurdish journalists Arif Aslan and Selman Keleş, who were detained in Van...
BengüTürk TV editor says fired for resisting against Yes campaign ahead of prez referendum
Former BengüTürk TV Editor-in-Chief Murat Ide said on Thursday that he was fired for resisting against saying “Yes” in the upcoming presidential referendum that is...
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