EU reacts to journalist Parıldak’s re-arrest
The European Union (EU) has reacted to the recent re-arrest of 27 year-old Turkish journalist Ayşenur Parıldak after she was released pending trial.
Parıldak, a...
Turkish authorities should stop bullying journalists and drop charges against Oktay Candemir: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately drop all charges against journalist Oktay Candemir, who was charged with...
Jailed Oda TV journalist released at first hearing of trial: report
Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news editor for the OdaTV online news website who was arrested in June on charges of revealing state secrets, was...
Female journalists in Turkey face discrimination and harassment at work, says media association
Female journalists in Turkey face problems at work, ranging from unequal pay to sexual harassment, most frequently seen in local media outlets, according to...
Turkish gov’t imposes record number of advertising bans on opposition newspapers in 2020
Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, in 2020 imposed 88 percent of its...
Turkey’s top court annuls state of emergency decree that closed down media outlets
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has canceled an article of a government decree issued in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 that led...
Turkish authorities launch investigation into journalist who reported on rape and murder allegations against...
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into Baransel Ağca, a journalist who reported on rape and murder allegations against ruling Justice and Development Party...
Gunman gets suspended sentence for 2016 attack on journalist
A Turkish court has given a suspended jail sentence of three years to a man who attacked opposition journalist Can Dündar in front of...
CPJ calls on Turkish gov’t to investigate attack on journalist Erciş
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Turkish government to investigate an attack on political commentator Emre Erciş and bring the perpetrators...
58 Turkish journalists appeared in court in October: report
A total of 58 journalists appeared at court hearings in October, while three journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly...
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