Court blocks access to news report behind journalists’ detention
A court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has blocked access to a news report about the replacement of a judge and her...
Turkey detains former news director of a sport channel in new post-coup probe
Yasir Kaya, a TV presenter and the former news director of Fenerbahçe football club’s official TV channel was detained on Friday following the detentions...
Photojournalist sentenced for terrorist propaganda over a photo
The İstanbul 33rd High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down a suspended 20-month sentence to a photojournalist on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda, Turkish...
Turkish journalist Ener sentenced to 7,5 years in prison over alleged links to Gülen...
A court in İstanbul has sentenced Yeni Asya daily editor Naciye Nur Ener Kılınç to 7,5 years in prison and ruled for the continuation of her...
Altan’s release sets important precedent for political prisoners: Freedom House
In a statement issued following the release of author and journalist Ahmet Altan, the Washington-based Freedom House called on Turkish courts to similarly rectify...
European parlamenters show support for jailed journalists in Turkey
European Parliament members asked Turkish government under the autocratic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release jailed journalists in Turkey in a joint...
Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order
Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
Turkey Purge: 1,895 people detained, 992 people jailed in past 15 days over coup...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement and the citizens from Turkey’s Kurdish minority...
Turkish court rules to block Periscope during soccer game broadcasts
An İstanbul court ruled to block access to Periscope, a live video streaming app owned by Twitter, during the broadcasting of Turkey’s Süper Lig soccer...
Turkish court rules to keep journalist Baransu in prison
A Turkish court on Monday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper,...
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