Sweden Deeply Concerned About Rights Violations In Turkey
Swedish government on Wednesday expressed its deep concerns on backslide of human rights, rule of law and crackdown on the opposition and media in...
Turkish authorities use courts to intimidate reporters, journalists union says
The Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) warned on Tuesday that the authorities are increasingly using court-imposed restrictions to intimidate reporters and obstruct news coverage, calling...
Turkey’s media crackdown deepens with 13 journalist detentions in Q1, report finds
At least 13 journalists and one cartoonist were detained in Turkey in the first three months of 2026, according to a new report that...
COMMENTARY — The case of Turkish journalist İbrahim Karayeğen under torture and abuse
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Among all the 250 journalists who are currently languishing behind bars in Turkey under abusive conditions in which torture and ill-treatment are...
COMMENTARY — Turkey attempted to thwart CoE media alert platform
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Feeling both shamed and troubled by the number of alerts posted on the Council of Europe (CoE) Platform for the Safety of...
Journalist Tolu, who in jail with 2-years-old son, calls for solidarity in a letter...
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu Çorlu, who has been in jail for almost a month together with her 2-years-old son, has called for solidarity in...
TRT World’s two reporters detained during Turkish FM’s visit to Saudi Arabia
Two reporters working for state-broadcaster TRT World were briefly detained in Saudi Arabia during Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s visit to the country, reported by...
Two journalists detained in home raids in İstanbul
Two Turkish journalists were detained on Thursday as part of an investigation into the sale of a television station, the İstanbul prosecutor’s office said,...
Turkish court decides continuation of journalist Parıldak’s pre-trial imprisonment
An Ankara court has decided on Tuesday for the continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, a former reporter from the now-closed Zaman...
Turkish court releases Austrian journalist Max Zirngast from pre-trial detention
An Ankara court on Monday released Austrian journalist Max
Zirngast, who has been in pre-trial detention on terrorism charges,
after accepting an indictment against...
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