Turkish journalist sentenced in absentia for insulting Erdoğan

Journalist Hayko Bağdat, a Turkish-Armenian journalist based in Germany, has been given a 14-month suspended sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Artı...

Turkey lowest-scoring country in Europe in internet freedoms: Freedom House

Turkey, where authorities frequently censor online content and harass individuals for their social media posts, has been ranked the lowest-scoring country in Europe for...

Veteran journalist faces up to 7.5 years in prison for ‘PKK propaganda’ in TV...

Turkish journalist Ayşenur Arslan, a veteran broadcaster and former presenter on the pro-opposition Halk TV,  faces up to seven and a half years in...

Press Freedom in Turkey: 2024 in Review

Press freedom in Turkey deteriorated further in 2024, with journalist associations calling it “a lost year” for press freedom. Turkish journalist groups warned that press...

Turkey fines Meta for refusing to suspend protest-linked accounts

Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday said it was fined a “substantial amount” in Turkey for failing to comply with government orders to suspend accounts...

Turkish police detain 4 journalists in early morning operation

Turkish authorities detained four journalists Friday morning in police raids on their homes in Istanbul, the T24 news website reported. Semra Pelek, a former member of...

Turkey blocks exiled journalist Dündar’s YouTube channel over protest call

An İstanbul court has ordered a block on the YouTube channel of journalist living in exile Can Dündar, citing “national security and public order”...

Turkish court convicts journalists for story on İstanbul prosecutor

A Turkish court has convicted three journalists from the print and online editions of the BirGün newspaper over a story about İstanbul’s chief public...

Turkish journalist jailed for 201 days convicted but released at first hearing

Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to more than four years in prison but was released due to time served at...

Turkey blocks dozens of news reports on corruption and investigations

Turkey’s telecommunications authority has blocked dozens of articles on corruption as well as politically sensitive reporting on the independent Kısa Dalga news website.  According to...
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