Turkey accounted for nearly 90 pct of journalist arrest, detention and imprisonment cases monitored...
Turkey accounted for nearly 90 percent of cases involving the arrest, detention or imprisonment of journalists documented across Europe in the first six months...
Turkish court orders at least 21 X accounts blocked over national security claims
An Istanbul court has ordered access blocked to at least 21 accounts on X, including those of a group representing relatives of jailed opposition...
CPJ calls for release of Turkish journalist jailed over ‘Erdoğan passed away’ post
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist İrem Delice, who was jailed under the country’s disinformation...
Popular Turkish street interviewer arrested after alleged attempt to flee Turkey
Popular Turkish street interviewer Arif Kocabıyık, who was barred from leaving the country while standing trial on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Turkish journalist arrested in ‘Erdoğan died’ social media post investigation
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of journalist İrem Delice under the country’s controversial disinformation law after prosecutors challenged her earlier release over...
Turkey briefly detains 4 journalists over ‘Erdoğan died’ post referring to local woman
Turkish authorities briefly detained four journalists in the western province of Aydın under the country’s controversial disinformation law over a social media post headlined...
Turkish prosecutors question journalists association president over statement denouncing political pressure on media
Turkish prosecutors questioned the head of the İzmir Journalists Association (İGC) on Monday regarding a statement issued by the association criticizing politicians from Turkey’s...
Turkey blocks reports on former health minister on national security grounds after court rejects...
Turkish authorities have blocked access to an investigative report, podcast and social media posts about former health minister Fahrettin Koca and the Medipol healthcare...
Turkish state fund reveals details of Can Dündar’s confiscated properties
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has revealed details of five properties confiscated from journalist living in exile Can Dündar, including their locations, rental...
China’s growing media influence is silencing Uyghur voices in Turkey: RSF
China’s growing influence in Turkey’s media landscape is making it increasingly difficult for Uyghur journalists and activists to draw attention to human rights abuses...
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