Turkish gov’t cancels journalist Zaman’s press card over her political views
The Turkish General Directorate of Press, Publishing and Information (BYEGM) has decided that well-known journalist Amberin Zaman is a threat to national security and...
Documentary on Turkey’s post-coup purge victims banned again for being ‘provocative’
The governor’s office in the southern Turkish province of Antalya has banned a documentary depicting the plight of victims of a post-coup purge in...
Former CHP deputy given 4-year jail sentence on terrorism charges
Eren Erdem, a former deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been handed down a jail sentence of four years, two...
Turkey is no longer a country governed by the rule of law, says a...
In a new report unveiled today as part of continuing series that focus on human rights violations and arbitrariness in the application of the...
OSCE: Legal charges by Turkey against Turkish Cypriot journalists should be dropped
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), expressed his concern over recent judicial...
Article 19 calls for acquittal of first journalist tried under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law
The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the charges against a journalist who is standing trial...
YouTubers will need license from Turkey’s RTÜK for news programs, street interviews
In a move seen by many as aimed at controlling and restricting independent media and public discourse in Turkey, YouTubers who produce news programs...
Turkey arrests 10 people due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquake
Turkish courts have ruled for the arrest of 10 social media users due to their “provocative” posts on social media about a powerful earthquake...
Detention period for Die Welt Turkey reporter extended
The period of detention of German daily Die Welt’s Turkey reporter Deniz Yücel, who has been in custody since Feb. 17, was extended on...
Press groups condemn crackdown on independent media in Turkey, with 14 journalists arrested in...
Fourteen journalists have been arrested in Turkey since the start of the year, press freedom groups said Wednesday, condemning what they described as an...
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