Top court overturns sentence of journalist convicted under ‘disinformation’ law
In a landmark decision, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a journalist who was the first in Turkey to be...
Court denies judge recusal request from journalists standing trial for alleged Gülen links
An İstanbul court on Monday rejected a request for the recusal of a judge made by journalists who are standing trial over alleged links...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP member arrested over dollar comment on social media
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) member İdris İlhan was arrested on Thursday on charges of disseminating the propaganda of terrorist organizations and opposing...
Turkish gov’t releases two jailed journalists in pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem case
Journalist Kemal Sancılı from the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem and acting news editor of the daily İnan Kızılkaya, were released on Tuesday, reported Turkish media.
Journalists Sancılı...
Turkey using press accreditation to pressure critical journalists: RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Turkey’s Presidential Directorate for Communications (CİB) for using press accreditation to increase pressure on the media.
The directorate has...
3 TV stations fined $423K in total for earthquake coverage critical of government
A total of TL 7,990,000 ($423,000) in fines has been imposed by broadcasting watchdog the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on three TV...
Yeni Asya journalists to be tried on terrorism charges arising from tweets and cartoons
Kazım Güleçyüz, the editor-in-chief of the critical Yeni Asya daily, and the paper’s cartoonist, İbrahim Özdabak, will stand trial on terrorism charges due to...
Turkish court upholds prison sentences for staff members of Cumhuriyet daily
A regional appeals court in İstanbul on Tuesday upheld the prison sentences of 14 people including journalists, board members and media workers from the...
7 journalists indicted for covering protests over İstanbul mayor’s arrest
Turkish prosecutors have indicted seven journalists who were held in pretrial detention for several days last month for covering mass protests following the arrest of İstanbul...
Eyeing increased trade with Turkey, British PM meets with Erdoğan, PM Amid Massive Right...
In her first visit to Ankara as head of government and following a meeting with US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May...
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