Apple removes gay social network Hornet app from Turkey store
Apple has removed the app for Hornet, the world’s leading gay social network with more than 30 million users, from its Turkey store in...
Turkey’s RTÜK fines TV channel for insulting pro-gov’t foundation
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on pro-opposition broadcaster Halk TV on the grounds that it...
Academic, writer briefly detained upon complaint by pro-gov’t journalist
Academic and writer Fatih Yaşlı was briefly detained over his social media comments upon a complaint by a pro-government journalist, Turkish Minute reported.
“I am...
Khashoggi fiancee urges Turkey to insist on justice despite Saudi thaw
Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancée told AFP...
Sweden faces ‘litmus test’ on Erdoğan’s demands, journalist sought by Turkey says
Swedish democracy faces a litmus test over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demands from the country, which include the extradition of 21 people whom...
Turkey can’t be allowed to hold NATO membership hostage any longer, says Swedish journalists...
The president of the Swedish Journalists' Association (Journalistförbundet) has called on the authorities in Sweden to take measures to protect Turkish journalists in exile...
Turkish prosecutor restricts access to judicial file of arrested documentary filmmaker
Access to the judicial file of documentary filmmaker and journalist Sibel Tekin, who was arrested on December 18 in Ankara on charges of terrorism,...
Deutsche Welle to close down Turkey office after non-renewal of business license: report
The Turkish edition of German state-owned international broadcaster Deutsche Welle will close its office in Turkey after its business license, which enabled it to open...
Turkey’s media watchdog investigates 7 opposition TV stations for election coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has launched an investigation into seven opposition TV stations for violating broadcasting guidelines during their...
Travel ban imposed on 2 journalists after complaint by top court judge
A Turkish court has imposed a travel ban on two journalists as part of a case launched over a complaint filed against them by...
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