Turkish courts handed down sentences to 41 journalists in first half of 2019
The Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ) has announced that the first six months of the year saw the trial of 287 journalists, 41 of whom...
Turkish court convicts 6 journalists from gov’t-critical daily over Gülen links
A Turkish court on Friday convicted six journalists and one other employee of a government-critical newspaper of aiding the network of a US-based cleric...
Turkey releases 6 journalists after top appeals court overturns sentences
The İstanbul 25th High Criminal Court on Monday released journalists Ahmet Memiş, Cemal Kalyoncu, Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Ünal Tanık, Yakup Çetin and Yetkin Yıldız, whose...
CPJ: Turkey should cease filing bogus terrorism charges against the press
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a news alert issued on August 31 called on Turkish authorities to "drop all charges against journalists...
Appeals court upholds life sentences for 4 defendants including journalist Karaca, former MP İşbilen:...
A regional court of appeals in Ankara has ruled to uphold the aggravated life sentences of four defendants — journalist Hidayet Karaca, former lawmaker...
Turkish TV station closes down due to gov’t pressure 26 days after launch
Private Turkish television station Olay TV closed down on Friday, only 26 days after it started broadcasting, due to intense pressure from Turkey’s Justice...
Turkish court is retrying RSF representative on terror charges
Turkey on Wednesday began the retrial of the country’s Reporters Without Borders (RSF) representative and two other human rights defenders on terror charges that...
Turkish presidency refuses to renew press cards of 1,371 journalists
Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate, which has received 10,486 applications from journalists for the renewal of their press cards, refused to renew the press cards...
Punitive actions by Turkey against anti-gov’t media at record high: report
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed a record number of punitive measures against anti-government TV and radio stations in the two...
87 journalists stood trial in Turkey in June: report
A total of 87 journalists stood trial in June, while two journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly report published...
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