Turkish court rejects request for release of jailed journalist
A high criminal court in İstanbul has rejected a request for the release from prison of journalist Barış Pehlivan, who was put behind bars...
Photojournalist who captured murder of Kurdish student in 2017 standing trial on terror charges
The first hearing in the trial of photojournalist Abdurrahman Gök, in which he faces 20 years in prison on charges of “membership in a...
Pro-Erdoğan daily parts ways with pro-Erdoğan journalist Yıldıray Oğur
The pro-government Türkiye daily has parted ways with journalist Yıldıray Oğur, who is known to be a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure
Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously...
Turkish police detain 3 ETHA journalists in İstanbul
Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor Semiha Şahin and reporters Pınar Gayıp and Adil Demirci were reportedly detained by İstanbul police during raids on their...
Turkish court seeks extradition of exiled journalist Arslan with fabricated murder document
The Turkish judiciary has prepared fabricated documents to assure the issuance by Interpol of a Red Notice for the extradition of veteran Turkish journalist...
Journalist Nevşin Mengü faces more than 7 years in prison over interview with Kurdish...
Turkish journalist Nevşin Mengü faces up to seven and a half years in prison after publishing an interview with Salih Müslim, one of the...
Jailed Turkish journalist Aydın: I am about to drown, I want a little oxygen
Turkish journalist Hüseyin Aydın, who has been held in İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison for more than two years, has expressed his feelings in a...
EU calls for fair trial of journalists in Turkey over Altans’ case
The European Union (EU) has called on Turkey to respect democratic standards and practices and maintain a fair trial of journalists and writers in...
[UPDATE] Former prosecutor detained again 1 day after release from prison
Gültekin Avcı, a former Turkish prosecutor and TV pundit, was detained on Saturday due to an appeal from a prosecutor, one day after being...
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