Jailed journalist Şık says he is a ‘referendum hostage’ for being in ‘no’ camp
Prominent journalist and Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık, who was arrested last December on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda, said on Thursday that he...
Journalist Hasan Cemal’s trial over columns on Kurdish settlement process begins
The trial of renowned Turkish journalist Hasan Cemal over his columns in 2013 that dealt with a settlement process for Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem...
ECtHR to take up journalist Ilıcak’s case on priority basis
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine on a priority basis an application filed by jailed journalist Nazlı Ilıcak’s lawyer...
Putchist general admits coup involvement, denies Gülen link
Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, who allegedly ordered a group of soldiers to a hotel in Muğla province where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Detention warrants issued for 84 at defense contractor ASELSAN
The Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday issued detention warrants for 84 people working at ASELSAN, Turkey’s largest defense electronics company, connected to the...
Pro-Kurdish reporter Sur briefly detained by anti-terror police in İzmir airport
Sedat Sur, a reporter of the Fırat News Agency which is affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has been detained on his arrival...
International press bodies warn that democracy under threat in Turkey
Following an international press freedom mission to Turkey on 7 February to 2 March 2017, six participants representing six international free expression watchdog organisations,...
PACE calls for reinstating Turkey’s monitoring procedure
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for monitoring of Turkey to be reinstated in order to strengthen its...
UN official says state of emergency measures target criticism, not terrorism, in Turkey
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has voiced concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey, saying that measures...
ECtHR to take up journalist Alpay’s case with priority
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine an application filed by jailed journalist Şahin Alpay’s lawyers for the release of...
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