Turkish court rules to keep jailed journalist Baransu in prison again
An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to keep in prison former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015 after he...
Turkey marks Working Journalists’ Day as thousands of journalists jobless, jailed or exiled
Turkish journalists mark Working Journalists’ Day amid calls for release of jailed, jobless and suffering journalists persecuted by Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of...
Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT put under direct control of President Erdoğan
Turkey’s public broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), has been subordinated to the president’s office, according to a new presidential decree issued...
Turkey blocks X account of news outlet critical of government
Turkish authorities on Wednesday blocked access to the X account of Sendika.org, a left-leaning news site critical of the Turkish government, citing concerns over...
Investigation launched into opposition deputy İslam over tweets allegedly ‘insulting’ Turkey
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Felicity Party (SP) deputy Cihangir İslam on accusations of “insulting the Turkish nation,...
‘Not just coronavirus but injustice also kills,’ jailed journalist says
Büşra Erdal, a jailed journalist struggling with a judicial system that has deteriorated since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, said in a...
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...
Turkish court releases Sözcü’s Ulu over Erdoğanist columnists’ statements
A jailed reporter from Sözcü daily, Bekir Gökmen Ulu, was released pending trial by an İstanbul court over the statements of the pro-government columnists, who...
VIDEO — Pro-gov’t columnist says Turkey should bomb Pennsylvania to kill Gülen
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Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video message he posted on social media on Saturday that Turkey should bomb...
Turkish police detain 10 journalists in home raids over protest coverage
Turkish police on Monday detained 10 journalists in early morning home raids for covering days-long violent protests in İstanbul and other cities against the...
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