Architects chamber executives get suspended sentences due to award to Kurdish TV
A Turkish court has handed down a suspended sentence to six executives of an architects chamber in Ankara on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda...
Journalist investigated for reporting on death of man in police custody
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a reporter from the pro-opposition Halk TV station for reporting on allegations of mistreatment surrounding the death...
CPJ calls on Turkey to stop charging members of the press with terrorism, release...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to stop charging members of the press with terrorism and release all jailed journalists....
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes fines on 3 TV stations due to earthquake coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines and broadcasting bans on three TV stations for their coverage in...
CPJ calls on Turkey not to interfere with journalists reporting on last week’s earthquakes
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to ensure that journalists can cover the aftermath of recent devastating earthquakes freely and...
Turkish courts arrested 20 people due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquake
Turkish courts have ruled for the arrest of 20 social media users due to their “provocative” posts on social media about a powerful earthquake...
Turkey arrests 10 people due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquake
Turkish courts have ruled for the arrest of 10 social media users due to their “provocative” posts on social media about a powerful earthquake...
Twitter back online in Turkey after restrictions: report
Twitter was blocked for at least 12 hours on major Turkish mobile providers in an outage that ended early Thursday, following a flurry of...
Turkish gov’t restricts Twitter following deadly earthquake in Turkey, Syria
The Turkish government restricted Twitter on multiple internet providers following a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, global internet monitor NetBlocks...
Turkey introduces app to combat online ‘disinformation’ in wake of major earthquake
The Turkish government has introduced a smartphone application allowing users to report people who are believed to have produced or disseminated fake news or...
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