Venice Commission recommends Turkey not enact controversial article of ‘disinformation’ bill
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, has recommended in an “urgent joint opinion” with the Human Rights and...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another journalist in exile, reveals his home address
A pro-government daily has published a secretly taken photo of an investigative Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden and revealed his home address...
Journalist gets 13 years in prison on terrorism charges
A journalist from a now-closed Kurdish newspaper has been handed down a prison sentence of 13 years, three months on various terrorism charges and...
RTÜK fines 3 TV stations for airing debates on crime boss’s corruption claims
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed a fine on three TV stations for airing debate programs during which the inner workings of an alleged corruption...
Justice in Khashoggi murder case seems more elusive than ever on 4th anniversary
Although four years have passed since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in İstanbul, not only are the whereabouts of...
Turkish courts handed down 27 years in total to 60 journalists last month: report
Turkish courts handed down a total of 27 years in prison to 60 journalists last month, according to the 2022 September Press Freedom Report.
According...
Journalists condemn Turkey’s controversial ‘disinformation’ bill
Turkish journalist organizations on Tuesday denounced a government-backed bill that could see offenders jailed for three years for spreading “disinformation,” saying it threatens freedom...
Investigative journalist reporting from exile targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily
Cevheri Güven, an investigative journalist in exile whose videos on YouTube in which he talks about the Turkish government’s corruption and murky relations attract...
Exiled journalist faces investigation on allegations of insult for sharing cartoon
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into journalist in exile Can Dündar for posting a cartoon from a satirical magazine that allegedly targeted the country’s...
168 Turkish journalists appeared in court in 3 months: report
A total of 168 journalists appeared at hearings in their trials in Turkey from April to June, according to a recent report prepared by...
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