Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts on ISIL operation
A Turkish journalist was briefly detained on Tuesday on accusations of “publicly disseminating misinformation” in his social media posts related to a police operation...
Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist
A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President...
Press groups rally in Ankara, call for release of jailed journalists
Journalists, union representatives and opposition politicians gathered in Ankara on Thursday to protest the arrest of journalists Alican Uludağ and İsmail Arı, calling for...
Press freedom under pressure as trials and bans continued in April: report
Systematic violations of the rights of journalists continued in Turkey in April, with judicial harassment and punitive practices becoming increasingly widespread, according to a...
Turkish rescue group founder detained over post questioning official account of 2016 coup attempt
Turkish police on Thursday detained prominent mountaineer and search-and-rescue pioneer Nasuh Mahruki over a social media post alleging that a failed coup in Turkey...
Turkish court keeps journalist in pretrial detention over alleged terrorist group membership
A Turkish court on Tuesday kept journalist Nadiye Gürbüz in jail after spending more than seven months in pretrial detention, citing witnesses who have...
Turkish gov’t takes control of leading pro-opposition news station as pressure on media grows
The Turkish government took control of popular pro-opposition news station Halk TV through state-appointed trustees early Wednesday, halting its live broadcasts as police raided...
British lawmakers urge May gov’t to act for oppressed journalists in Turkey
As the British Prime Minister Theresa May and her government have not hesitated to visit, to negotiate, to give support and to give a...
İstanbul court gives 18 months jail term for journalist Çelikkan, 15 months for academic...
Journalist and author Murat Çelikkan, who joined ‘the Editor-in-Chief on Watch’ campaign in solidarity with the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily, which was later shut...
CoE experts discuss freedom of expression, terrorism with Turkish officials in Ankara
Experts from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited the Turkish capital of Ankara and held discussions with officials from Turkey’s Justice Ministry on Thursday...
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