Journalist detained for ‘spreading misinformation’ released under judicial supervision
A Turkish journalist who was detained in western Turkey on Thursday on accusations of spreading misinformation has been released under judicial supervision after testifying to a...
Turkey detains third journalist in two days
The police in Balıkesir have detained journalist Cengiz Erdinç on accusations of spreading misinformation, in a third incident of journalist detention in two days,...
Writer to serve sentence for showing solidarity with Kurdish daily
A Kurdish writer has been sent to prison to serve a 15-month sentence on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda when acting as the symbolic...
Journalist’s arrest under controversial disinformation law draws widespread condemnation
The arrest of a veteran investigative journalist under a controversial law criminalizing disinformation following his report on alleged corruption in the Turkish judiciary, which was based...
Turkish journalist briefly detained for disseminating ‘misinformation’
Turkish authorities on Wednesday briefly detained journalist Dinçer Gökçe on accusations of spreading misinformation due to a news report claiming that two convicted mob...
Journalist arrested for reporting on MİT informing Erdoğan of corruption in judiciary
Tolga Şardan, a journalist with the T24 news website who was detained earlier on Wednesday following a search of his residence over an article that revealed...
Access bans imposed on news reports mostly about Erdoğan, family in 2022: report
Turkish authorities banned access to more than 40,000 URLs in 2022, with news reports about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family at the...
MFRR report reveals widespread media freedom violations in Turkey in first half of 2023
There were 136 cases of press and media freedom violations in Turkey, involving 172 persons or media entities, in the first six months of...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to singer on insult charges
An İstanbul court hearing a retrial has handed down a suspended sentence of more than two years to singer Atilla Taş on conviction of...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for Kurdish journalist accused of terrorism
A prosecutor in Diyarbakır has requested up to 15 years in prison for Beritan Canözer, a journalist accused of membership in a terrorist organization...
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