3 TV stations fined $423K in total for earthquake coverage critical of government
A total of TL 7,990,000 ($423,000) in fines has been imposed by broadcasting watchdog the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on three TV...
Turkey’s top court refuses to annul transfer of Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a decision by an İstanbul court to transfer to Saudi Arabia of the trial in absentia of suspects...
Journalist faces multiple insult charges due to social media posts
An editor at the Gerçek Gündem news website has been indicted on charges of insulting public officials in tweets that allegedly targeted two deputy...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for Kurdish journalist accused of terrorism
A prosecutor in Diyarbakır has requested up to 15 years in prison for Beritan Canözer, a journalist accused of membership in a terrorist organization...
Turkey among 26 countries behind acts of transnational repression against journalists: report
A recent report by Freedom House identifies Turkey as one of 26 countries engaging in transnational repression targeting journalists since 2014, Turkish Minute reported.
As...
Court rules to keep Kurdish journalist facing terrorism charges in jail
A court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has decided to keep a Kurdish journalist who was arrested in May on terrorism-related charges...
Turkey sends journalist working for pro-Alevi media outlet to prison
A journalist in southern Turkey was sent to prison on Tuesday evening after police raided his house when the top appeals court upheld a...
Veteran Turkish journalist known for reports on state repression of Kurds dies at 68
Celal Başlangıç, a respected Turkish journalist known for his fearless reporting on human rights violations of Kurds in the 1990s, died early Friday morning...
200 journalists appeared in court in Turkey between April and June: report
Nearly 200 journalists in Turkey appeared in courtbetween April and June, according to the BİA Media Monitoring Report published by the Bianet news website.The...
Journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court has sentenced journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü to six years, three months in prison for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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