Sweden rejects Turkey’s extradition request for journalist Abdullah Bozkurt
Sweden has rejected Turkey’s request to extradite journalist living in exile Abdullah Bozkurt, ruling that the accusations against him are not punishable under Swedish...
Turkish cartoonist freed under judicial supervision after months in pretrial detention
A Turkish court has ordered the release of LeMan satirical magazine cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan under judicial supervision in a case that had kept him...
Turkish court releases academic after 36 days in pretrial detention over social media poll
Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar was released from pretrial detention on Monday after spending 36 days behind bars over a social media poll...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to end media crackdown, free journalists
Eight international press freedom groups on Thursday called on Turkey to revise laws restricting media freedom, release jailed journalists and take concrete steps to...
Turkey charges 4 journalists with aiding criminal organization in İmamoğlu indictment
Four Turkish journalists have been charged with aiding a criminal organization and publicly spreading false information in an indictment that also seeks up to...
X user arrested after posting photo of İstanbul chief prosecutor, wife on social media
An İstanbul court has ordered the arrest of a social media user who shared a photo of İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek and...
Journalists hit with travel ban after questioning over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor
A Turkish court banned six Turkish journalists from traveling abroad after they gave statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to...
RSF urges Turkey to release journalist arrested on espionage charges
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist Merdan Yanardağ, the editor-in-chief of the TELE1 broadcaster, who has been arrested...
Journalists ordered to provide statements to police over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors ordered six journalists to give statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish...
2 Turkish journalists get suspended sentences over social media post and news report
Two Turkish journalists have each received suspended sentences in separate cases over a social media post and a news report, Turkish media reported.
The İstanbul...
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