CPJ calls on Turkey to hold all involved in assault of local journalist to...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to hold to account all those involved in the recent assault of local journalist Sinan Aygül.
Aygül, editor-in-chief of...
Local journalist attacked in eastern Turkey after covering alleged irregularities in AKP municipality
A local journalist in eastern Turkey was attacked by two people connected to the mayor of a Justice and Development Party (AKP)-run municipality, which...
Courts hand down suspended sentences to 2 journalists for insult, injury
Two Turkish courts have handed down suspended sentences to two journalists on charges of insult and intentional injury, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Artı...
Twitter co-founder says Turkey, India, Nigeria threatened to shut down platform: report
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who resigned as CEO in 2021, said the social media platform was threatened with being shut down in Turkey, India...
Turkey uses journalists to silence critics in exile: report
The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which has clamped down on media freedom at home, has now co-opted journalists working at government-friendly...
Kurdish journalists jailed for over a year apply to ECtHR demanding fair trial
Sixteen Kurdish journalists who have been in pre-trial detention since June 2022 on terrorism-related charges have filed an application with the European Court of...
Journalist detained over terrorist propaganda accusations
Fırat Can Arslan, a correspondent for the Mezopotamya News Agency (MA), was detained in the early hours of Wednesday in Ankara as part of...
Turkey’s RTÜK imposes fines on 4 opposition TV stations for election coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed new fines on four TV stations for violating broadcasting guidelines during their...
CPJ calls on Turkey to investigate attacks on journalists during recent elections and treat...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to investigate multiple incidents of journalists being attacked or obstructed from reporting during the country’s...
Turkey’s media watchdog investigates 7 opposition TV stations for election coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has launched an investigation into seven opposition TV stations for violating broadcasting guidelines during their...
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