Turkish journalist faces up to 5 years in prison over social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Sedef Kabaş on charges of “inciting crime” in her social media posts, the Birgün daily reported.
The indictment seeks a...
Pro-government social media account publishes a hit list of exiled Turkish journalists
A pro-government social media account named "Jitemkurt" on Sunday published a list of Turkish journalists living in Europe and North America whom they plan...
Turkish court gives prison sentences to BirGün daily’s editor Gültekin and owner Aydın
Journalist Berkant Gültekin, a managing editor of leftist Turkish daily BirGün, and İbrahim Aydın, the owner of the paper, were sentenced to 21 months...
İHD report reveals 3,000 people tortured across Turkey in 2017
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has reported that at least 3,000 people were tortured by Turkish security officials across Turkey in 2017.
According to the İHD...
Pro-Erdoğan troll calls on Turkey’s government to execute Gülen followers
Amid assassination concerns following the suspicious deaths of two people who allegedly fell from the balcony of their homes, a pro-Erdoğan Twitter troll named...
Erdoğan says Turkey has more press freedom than most Western countries
At a time when Turkey ranks the first as the jailer of the most number of journalists, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the...
Rights groups, journalist associations in Germany to protest visit of Turkey’s Erdoğan
The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) and Amnesty International (AI) have announced they will hold a joint rally in Berlin to protest Turkish President...
Two consecutive life sentences sought for 13 Turkish journalists, singer on coup charges
An indictment drafted by the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office seeks two consecutive life sentences for 13 journalists including Atilla Taş, a pop singer and...
Turkey blocks journalist’s X account after posts targeting foundation led by Erdoğan’s son
Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access to journalist Serdar Akinan’s account on X after he shared posts alleging misconduct by a youth foundation led...
2 German journalists leave Turkey after press credentials not renewed
Thomas Seibert, a reporter for the Berlin-based Tagesspiegel daily, and Jörg Brase, a correspondent for German public broadcaster ZDF, flew to Germany on Sunday after...
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