Turkish court sentences veteran journalist to prison over social media posts
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced veteran journalist Zafer Arapkirli to more than two years in prison for allegedly spreading disinformation in social media...
Despite peace talks, Turkey blocks access to social media accounts of pro-Kurdish news outlets
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the social media accounts of several pro-Kurdish media outlets, sparking criticism and raising questions about the government’s sincerity...
Exiled Turkish journalist Dündar vows to quit profession if Erdoğan proves him a spy
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar has promised to quit journalism if Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan proves his claim that Dündar is a spy,...
Turkey sends note of protest to Germany over anti-Erdoğan installation
Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Germany on Tuesday protesting an installation by artist Philipp Ruch depicting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan along...
Int’l press bodies urge Turkish gov’t to release jailed journalists
The representatives of the numbers of international press organizations have come together in a meeting in İstanbul and urged Turkish government to release the...
Turkish-German journalist Adil Demirci arrested by a court in İstanbul
Turkish-German journalist and translator Adil Demirci, a reporter for left-leaning Etkin news agency (ETHA) was arrested by a Turkish court and sent to prison...
Turkish court jails journalist over remarks on Erdoğan’s rule
A Turkish court on Sunday ordered the arrest of popular political commentator Fatih Altaylı on accusations of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Altaylı’s lawyers...
Top court finds public benefit in report on terror-linked ‘gov’t’ award to state-run TRT
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found “public benefit” in a 2019 report by the sendika.org news website concerning an award Turkey’s public broadcaster had received...
Int’l rights groups call for release of detained Kurdish journalists, political activists in Turkey
International media freedom and human rights organizations have called on Turkish authorities to stop their “systematic harassment and intimidation of Kurdish journalists, media workers,...
4 journalists arrested for reporting on Kurdish villagers thrown from military helicopter
Four journalists who reported on two Kurdish villagers who had allegedly been thrown out of a military helicopter were arrested on Friday, Turkish media...
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