Court blocks access to news reports about sexual abuse in dormitory affiliated with Islamic...
A Turkish court has blocked access to 12 news reports detailing sexual abuse allegations against a staff member in a dormitory affiliated with an...
RTÜK fines opposition TV stations over coverage of assault on main opposition leader
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines on two television stations over their coverage of...
Turkish journalist on Erdoğan’s wishlist worries about future in Sweden
A Turkish journalist exiled in Stockholm is increasingly worried he will be used as a bartering chip after Turkey’s president singled out his extradition...
Turkish regulator orders 10-day blackout of pro-opposition TV channel
Turkey’s media watchdog has ordered a 10-day broadcast blackout of pro-opposition Sözcü TV, starting June 1, penalizing the station for its coverage of nationwide...
Germany Chancellor Merkel talks human rights with Turkey’s Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faced criticism over press freedom and human rights violations in Turkey when he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in...
Travel ban imposed on 2 journalists after complaint by top court judge
A Turkish court has imposed a travel ban on two journalists as part of a case launched over a complaint filed against them by...
Police detain two journalists in eastern Turkey
Nismiye Güler and Zeynep Turgut, two reporters for the Diyarbakir-based multilingual online news portal, Gazete Sujin were detained on Thursday.
Two reporters were on way...
Turkish journalist questioned over ‘espionage’ after email complaint to police
A Turkish journalist has been questioned as a suspect in an “espionage” investigation launched after an email complaint sent to police departments across the...
OSCE’s Désir calls on Turkish gov’t to release journalists
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir called on Turkish authorities to drop terrorism charges...
Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan daily lists Pope and Trump as terrorists in its front page
Turkey's pro-government Yenisöz daily has placed US President Donald Trump, Pope Francis and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on a list of wanted...
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