Turkey’s longest-jailed journalist likens 18-year proceedings to gov’t theatre
Hatice Duman, the former owner and news editor of the socialist Atılım (Leap) weekly who has been behind bars since 2003, has said her...
RSF condemns ‘political and judicial persecution’ of exiled journalist Dündar
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned “Turkey’s political and judicial persecution” of exiled journalist and former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar, who is facing...
Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at criminalizing independent reporting: Council of Europe
Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at blocking or criminalizing independent reporting and take steps to restore judicial independence and to ensure the...
24 journalists detained, 4 arrested in Turkey in first quarter of 2021: report
Turkey arrested four members of the press in addition to detaining 24 others in the first three months of 2021, with COVID-19 adding to...
Jailed journalist Ahmet Böken contracts COVID-19 in prison
Ali Ahmet Böken, 49, a veteran Turkish journalist and prominent broadcaster who has been in prison over alleged links to the Gülen movement since...
Conviction of Kurdish writer Gulgeş Deryaspî must be overturned: PEN International
The conviction of Kurdish writer Gulgeş Deryaspî on terrorism-related charges must be overturned, said PEN International in a statement on Tuesday, which included a...
Turkish journalist faces 18 years for covering press statement release
Ruşen Takva, a freelance journalist based in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, has been indicted by a prosecutor for attending the release of a...
Top court upholds sentences given to media executive, police chiefs on terror charges
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld prison sentences handed down to Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca and former police chiefs on...
Turkey ranks 153rd in RSF’s 2021 World Press Freedom Index
Turkey is ranked 153rd among 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on April 17.
RSF said the...
Artwork created by jailed journalist Yazıcı receives SND Awards of Excellence
Artwork created by journalist Fevzi Yazıcı in his prison cell in Turkey has won a pair of Awards of Excellence from the Society for...
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