More and more regular citizens face legal action in Turkey for criticizing gov’t: report
Everyday people in Turkey have increasingly been facing legal charges for their criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government’s policies, Turkish...
6 detained in Bingöl on terror propaganda charges on social media
Six people were detained in the eastern province of Bingöl on Thursday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda from their social media accounts, according...
Jailed Turkish visual journalist’s drawings on display at Minnesota art museum
“Dark White,” an exhibition of 40 works of art by visual journalist Fevzi Yazıcı that were created mostly in prison as he has been...
5 journalists arrested, 84 on trial in Turkey in July
At least five journalists were arrested and 84 faced ongoing trials in Turkey in July, according to a new report released by the Dicle...
Swedish journalist detained on arrival in Turkey: FM
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin was detained upon arrival in Turkey, where he was intending to cover anti-government demonstrations, Sweden’s foreign minister and the reporter’s...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the pretrial detention of veteran Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested on Nov....
Turkey blocked over 219,000 URLs in 2023: report
Turkey banned access to 219,059 URLs in 2023, according to the Free Web Turkey 2023 Internet Censorship Report released on Friday.
The report highlights that...
The number of jailed journalists in Turkey reaches to 200
Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy group that monitors rights violations in Turkey, has updated its mammoth list of jailed journalists in Turkey which...
Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist
A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President...
Diyarbakır teacher sentenced to one year for ‘praising terrorism’ during talk show
Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik has been given a prison sentence of 1 year and 3 months for “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization” in...
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