Turkey arrests 6 Kurdish journalists on terrorism charges
A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of six Kurdish journalists who were detained in a police operation across several provinces last week, Turkish Minute...
Gazete Duvar shuts down, citing financial problems amid Google algorithm changes
Gazete Duvar, an independent news website that was launched in Turkey in 2016, has decided to end its operations due to economic problems caused...
Pro-gov’t journalist faces prison over false claims of main opposition party takeover
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for pro-government journalist Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı for claiming that the government would...
Turkey opens Spotify probe after ‘provocative playlist’ complaint
Turkey’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Spotify over alleged anti-competitive practices, while a deputy culture minister has called for legal action against...
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...
Jailed cartoonist faces new charges for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan
Cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan, already standing trial over a cartoon accused of insulting religious values, has been indicted again for allegedly “publicly insulting the president,”...
Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over YouTube comments
Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin has been released under judicial supervision after being briefly detained over comments made on his YouTube program this week, Turkish...
Press freedom group urges Turkey to release Kurdish journalist arrested on terrorism charges
The International Press institute (IPI) on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release Kurdish journalist Nedim Oruç, warning that his arrest on terrorism-related...
Turkey among Europe’s most hostile environments for journalism, Council of Europe report says
Turkey has become one of Europe's most hostile environments for independent journalism, with a high number of jailed journalists, widespread legal harassment, intimidation and...
Turkish court convicts Kurdish journalist on terrorism propaganda charges
A Turkish court on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of more than one year to Kurdish journalist Mehmet Üçar on terrorism propaganda charges...
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