Turkish journalist jailed after reporting on extortion scheme involving local officials using Erdoğan’s name
A Turkish journalist was arrested after publishing articles alleging that officials in the central province of Nevşehir invoked the names of President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey’s confiscation of media companies taken to international tribunal
The Turkish government’s seizure of independent media companies is to be challenged in two international cases on the grounds that the multi-billion expropriations violate...
24 journalists detained, 4 arrested in Turkey in first quarter of 2021: report
Turkey arrested four members of the press in addition to detaining 24 others in the first three months of 2021, with COVID-19 adding to...
JİNHA correspondent Aysel Işık released from prison
Pro-Kurdish JİNHA (Jin News Agency) correspondent Aysel Işık, who was arrested in November 2016, has been released after a trial in the Şırnak 2nd...
Turkey indicts TV station owner in money-laundering case amid broader media crackdown
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against the owner of Flash TV, a privately owned broadcaster long seen as critical of the government, in...
US wants Turkey’s so-called audio recording proving Khashoggi’s torture and murder
CIA Director Gina Haspel, in Turkey to investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has sought to hear a purported audio recording of...
Over 41,000 education staff dismissed since 2016 coup attempt in Turkey
A total of 34,000 teachers have been dismissed along with 5,882 academics and 1,372 administrative personnel from universities in Turkey as part of a...
EFJ: Conviction of Turkey’s Zaman journalists a politically motivated decision
"Prosecuting workers solely on the basis of their work is not based on fact but is a politically motivated decision," the European Federation of...
Turkish TV network executive Muhammed Büyükçıngıl jailed for subscribing to critical daily.
A Turkish journalist and media executive has been behind bars for 301 days in Turkey over his subscription to a critical newspaper that was...
Court rules for continuation of arrest of veteran journalist Gündem
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the arrest of journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was jailed on November...
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