Voice of America reporter Arif Aslan arrested in Turkey

Arif Aslan, a correspondent for the Voice of America (VOA) Kurdish service, was arrested today in the eastern Turkish province of Van. He was following...

Journalist investigated for covering stone quarry project close to residential area

Prosecutors in Erzincan have launched an investigation into journalist Duygu Kıt over her report on a project to construct a stone quarry in proximity...

Turkish court extends arrest warrant for neo-nationalist Sözcü daily’s owner over Gülen links

An outstanding arrest warrant for Burak Akbar, the proprietor of the neo-nationalist Sözcü daily, was extended by a Turkish court in İstanbul on Wednesday. Akbay faces...

Journalist convicted for covering press statement against Turkish military incursion in northern Syria

Turkish journalist Ozan Kaplanoğlu was sentenced to one year, 10 months and 15 days in prison on Thursday on terrorism-related charges for covering a...

Turkish gov’t blocks access to websites of 4 pro-Kurdish news outlets

Turkish government has blocked access to the websites of the pro-Kurdish news outlets Mezopotamya news agency, Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, Demokrat Haber and 1HaberVar news sites. The websites...

AKP bill seeks to impose prison sentences for ‘organized disinformation’ on social media

A new bill expected to be proposed in October by Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government calls for prison sentences for social media...

Cumhuriyet’s online editor Güven, two more journalists detained in Turkey

Turkish police has detained the chief online editor of daily Cumhuriyet in İstanbul on Friday and journalists Serhat Yaruk and Çağlar Özbilgin on Thursday...

Kurdish journalist from Turkey given ‘Human Rights Defenders at Risk’ award in Dublin

Irish human rights organization Front Line Defenders has named Turkey's Kurdish journalist Nurcan Baysal its Global Laureate for Human Rights Defenders at Risk for...

CHP deputy: Turkish Justice Minister doesn’t know number of jailed journalists

Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Atila Sertel has said Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül was unable to provide the number of...

Imprisoned HDP leader Demirtaş sues Turkish Interior Minister in libel case

Jailed co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas filed a libel lawsuit against the Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over the...
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