3 Kurdish writers detained in house raids in Turkey

Three Kurdish writers have been detained in early-morning house raids in İstanbul and southeastern Turkey, Turkish Minute reported on Wednesday. Writers Mevlüt Aykoç, Sami Tan...

Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure

Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously...

19 press freedom organizations call for release of Turkish journalists jailed on ‘terrorism’ charges

Nineteen press freedom organizations have called for Turkey to release five journalists jailed in recent weeks on charges of “membership in an illegal organization,”...

Pro-gov’t TV fires reporter who said on hot mic Turkey gained nothing from Erdoğan-Trump...

A Turkish pro-government broadcaster dismissed its Washington correspondent after a hot mic captured him saying that “Turkey gained nothing” from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...

2 Turkish journalists get suspended sentences over social media post and news report

Two Turkish journalists have each received suspended sentences in separate cases over a social media post and a news report, Turkish media reported. The İstanbul...

Indictment seeks up to 10-year jail sentences for 28 journalists

An indictment prepared by an İstanbul public prosecutor seeks 10-year jail sentences for 28 journalists, most of whom worked for media outlets affiliated with...

Bozdağ retaliates by canceling meeting with German minister over arrested journalist row

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has reacted against a German decision not to allow him to give a speech arranged for Thursday evening, saying...

Court hearings into prominent journalists exposes scope of Turkish government’s witch-hunt

The fourth hearing into sham coup trial for Turkey’s well known journalists wrapped up on Thursday, with another hearing planned for tomorrow.  All journalists and...

Jailed Turkish journalist slams discrimination done by CHP and TGC among jailed journalists

Jailed journalist Emre Soncan, who has been imprisoned in infamous Silivri Prison for 425 days, has complained about discrimination done by Turkey Journalists Association...

Turkish government releases another German citizen from prison

Turkish government has released another German citizen, David Britsch, who was jailed arbitrarily by Turkish authorities as the 55-year-old was on the way of...

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