Jailed journalist faces up to 3 years in prison for ‘disseminating misleading information’
A Turkish prosecutor has opened a second criminal case against jailed journalist Fatih Altaylı, seeking up to three years in prison on charges of...
Turkey orders blocking of access to jailed journalist’s YouTube channel
A Turkish court has ordered the blocking of access to the YouTube channel of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who is currently being held in prison,...
5 journalists arrested, 84 on trial in Turkey in July
At least five journalists were arrested and 84 faced ongoing trials in Turkey in July, according to a new report released by the Dicle...
Turkey’s media watchdog imposes broadcast ban, fine on pro-opposition Sözcü TV
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has issued a five-day broadcast ban as well as a fine on pro-opposition Sözcü TV, the latest...
Journalists mark Turkey’s Press Day amid arrests and censorship
As journalists marked Turkey’s Press Day on July 24, media unions and opposition lawmakers condemned what they described as the worsening erosion of press...
RTÜK hits pro-opposition network with broadcasting ban, fine
Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed a broadcasting ban and a fine on an opposition-affiliated TV station over remarks made during a political commentary program,...
Press union insists justice minister explain continued detention of journalist
DİSK Basın-İş, a labor union representing media workers in Turkey, has demanded an explanation from Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç for the continued pretrial detention...
Turkish court sentences journalist to over 6 years in prison on terrorism charges
A court in the western Turkish city of İzmir on Monday sentenced journalist Delal Akyüz to six years, three months in prison on conviction...
Jailed Turkish journalist indicted for allegedly threatening President Erdoğan
Well-known Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı, who has been in pretrial detention since June 22, has been indicted on charges of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a...
Sözcü TV taken off air due to coverage of pro-İmamoğlu protests
Sözcü TV, one of Turkey’s most popular pro-opposition news channels, was taken off the air at midnight by order of the country’s media regulator,...
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