Turkey jails former reporter over footage shot 15 years ago
A Turkish court on Monday jailed former Cihan News Agency reporter Osman Arslan pending trial over footage he shot 15 years ago of intelligence...
8 press freedom groups call for release of Turkish journalist held in LGBT crackdown
Eight press freedom and rights organizations on Friday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Tuğba Tekerek, who is being held in...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to free journalists targeted during anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Turkish authorities on Wednesday to release journalists jailed or detained...
Turkish journalists face trial over criticism of nationalist party leader after 4 indictment rejections
A Turkish journalist gave her first defense Wednesday in a trial concerning criticism of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli after the indictment...
Turkey’s top court says publication seizures became permanent bans, violated free speech
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that seizure orders targeting books, magazines, a newspaper and political pamphlets violated freedom of expression and the press after...
Turkish court keeps journalist in pretrial detention over alleged terrorist group membership
A Turkish court on Tuesday kept journalist Nadiye Gürbüz in jail after spending more than seven months in pretrial detention, citing witnesses who have...
Turkey expands X blocking orders to journalists, women’s groups amid LGBT crackdown
Turkey has issued access blocking orders for the X accounts of two journalists, a news outlet and women’s rights groups, extending a series of...
Father, journalists face trial 7 years after investigating Turkish girl’s suspicious death
Turkish prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan as well as a journalist and a documentary filmmaker over...
Turkish journalist detained over report on sexual abuse of children
Turkish journalist Mehmet Andaç has been detained in the northwestern province of Çanakkale over a report on allegations that a businessman sexually abused two...
Turkey indicts 7 journalists over alleged Gülen links, cites professional activities as evidence
Turkish prosecutors have indicted seven journalists on terrorism charges, citing professional activities, payments for their work and the use of messaging apps as evidence...
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