German police warn Turkish editor about hit list targeting journalists in exile

The German Federal Police have warned Celal Başlangıç, the editor-in-chief of Artı TV and the Artı Gerçek news website, of a planned assassination targeting...

Turkey must review its discriminatory press card regulation: CPJ

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday urged Fahrettin Altun, Turkey’s presidential communications director, to review changes made to the press card regulation,...

Pro-government social media account publishes a hit list of exiled Turkish journalists

A pro-government social media account named "Jitemkurt" on Sunday published a list of Turkish journalists living in Europe and North America whom they plan...

Journalist reporting on police brutality says authorities targeted her family because of her work

Hamdiye Çiftçi, a freelance journalist who was jailed for publishing a story about police brutality in Hakkari province, said her family was facing the...

Turkish Twitter users call for release of journalist Avcı held in prison since 2015

Turkish Twitter users launched a hashtag campaign on Saturday calling on authorities to release Gültekin Avcı, a journalist who has been in prison since...

Journalist convicted for reporting on cartoons critical of Erdoğan

Cem Şimşek, the news editor for the Evrensel daily, was on Thursday convicted on charges of insulting Turkish President  for reporting on cartoons published...

Turkish journalist living in exile attacked outside home in Germany

Erk Acarer, a Turkish journalist who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and has been living in exile in Germany, said he...

Turkey a leading country in violating women journalists’ rights: CFWIJ report

Turkey was a leading country in the violation of women journalists’ rights in June, according to a monthly reportreleased by the Coalition For Women...

Gunman gets suspended sentence for 2016 attack on journalist

A Turkish court has given a suspended jail sentence of three years to a man who attacked opposition journalist Can Dündar in front of...

Gov’t crackdown on critical media turning into systematic violence against journalists: report

A June report by Turkey’s Progressive Journalists Association (ÇGD) has drawn attention to a series of physical attacks targeting members of the press, saying...

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