Turkish court bans access to websites exposing gov’t graft, purge, torture in prisons
According to a recent decision by an Ankara court banned access to YouTube videos that expose involvement of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Turkey blocks journalist’s X account after posts targeting foundation led by Erdoğan’s son
Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access to journalist Serdar Akinan’s account on X after he shared posts alleging misconduct by a youth foundation led...
Streaming platforms to pay 1.5 percent of annual revenue to Turkey’s media watchdog
In yet another move tightening its grip on digital media, Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has made...
CPJ calls on Turkey to stop equating journalism with terrorism
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a Turkish court’s decision earlier in the day to sentence 25 journalists to prison on...
Pro-government Turkish journalist refutes own book in attempt to back up Erdoğan
Nasuhi Güngör, a pro-government Turkish journalist who served as an executive at state-run TRT for three years, has refuted an assertion in a book...
Austrian FM Kurz says Turkey’s Erdoğan acts like a dictator
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been acting like a dictator, Deutsche Welle reported on Wednesday.
Speaking to...
Jailed Turkish journalist’s daughter Sanem Altan says justice determined in the presidential palace
Sanem Altan, the daughter of Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan who has been sentenced to life in prison for allegedly "violating the constitution," said in...
Turkish gov’t detains teacher couple after speaking out in an interview broadcasted by Finland’s...
A Turkish teacher couple, identified as Serdar A. and Merve A., were detained after Turkish authorities found out that they had spoken against the...
One in every four journalists in Turkey suffered physical violence in 2020: report
One out of every four journalists was subjected to physical violence and half of them received threats in 2020, a report recently released by...
European rights court orders Turkey to compensate owner of shut-down Kurdish daily
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ordered Turkey to compensate the owner of a Kurdish newspaper that was shut down in...
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