Turkish courts violated journalist’s rights, top court rules
Turkish courts violated a journalist’s freedom of expression by ordering him to pay damages over reporting on public officials, the country’s top court has...
Journalist given suspended sentence for mocking Erdoğan’s donation campaign
A veteran Turkish journalist has been handed down a suspended sentence of seven months, 15 days for provoking public hatred and enmity with a...
Turkish author Yiğit sued by Erdoğan family, Islamist IHH over her book on ISIL
Family members and relatives of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, including his son Bilal Erdoğan, son-in-law and Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, and...
Ukrainian journalists concerned over journalist İnan’s extradition to Turkey
Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan’s forced return from Ukraine to Turkey is worrisome, Sergei Tomilenko, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSJU), said...
Journalist receives threats after interviewing teen who allegedly defaced Kurdish traffic signs
Kurdish journalist Ruşen Takva has received numerous threats on social media since he published an interview with a 16-year-old who claims to have defaced...
Cartoonist’s tweets withheld in Turkey after drawing abandoned children
The tweets of renowned cartoonist Carlos Latuff have been withheld in Turkey after he drew five children who were left alone in tears in...
Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by Erdoğan
Sweden’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of a Turkish journalist in exile, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm’s NATO membership,...
Turkish journalist placed under travel ban after covering alleged judicial irregularity
Turkish authorities imposed a travel ban as part of judicial supervision measures on journalist Seyhan Avşar after she reported on allegations that implicate Deputy...
Erdoğan threatens to punish Turkish media over ‘harmful content’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with legal action over content “incompatible with national and moral values,” in a move...
Turkey’s journalists walk for release of jailed colleagues
On the 100th day of the detention of journalist Ahmet Şık, journalists and deputies on Sunday walked in İstanbul for the release of all...
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