OSCE’s Désir condemns harsh prison sentences for Zaman journalists, calls for their release

Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), voiced strong disapproval of a Turkish...

Ukrainian prosecutor’s office: No extradition request for Turkish journalist Erdogdu

Ten days after a list of extraditions appeared in the local media, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office stated that they had not received a...

Jailed Turkish journalist Aydın: I am about to drown, I want a little oxygen

Turkish journalist Hüseyin Aydın, who has been held in İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison for more than two years, has expressed his feelings in a...

Turkey’s Court of Cassation rejects CHP deputy Berberoğlu’s appeal for release

The 17th Chamber of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday rejected a petition from jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who...

Turkish journalist expelled from Erdoğan-Merkel news conference due to slogan T-shirt

Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit was removed from a news conference held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin...

Reports: Saudi journalist Khashoggi decapitated in Turkey after fingers cut off

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was decapitated on Oct. 2 inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in İstanbul after torture during which his fingers were cut off,...

Investigation launched into opposition deputy İslam over tweets allegedly ‘insulting’ Turkey

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Felicity Party (SP) deputy Cihangir İslam on accusations of “insulting the Turkish nation,...

Erdoğan’s lawyer demands fine for Halk TV over show critical of president

Hüseyin Aydın, a lawyer for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has applied to the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to impose a fine...

Turkish entertainment TV station suspends broadcasting, claiming political pressure

Turkey’s second oldest private TV station, Flash TV, an entertainment outlet, has announced a self-imposed suspension of broadcasting for two months, claiming heavy political...

Visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat released from prison

Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was jailed in July 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released pending appeal from...

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