Prosecutor seeks acquittal of Turkish-German journalist of terror charges
An İstanbul prosecutor has requested that a Turkish-German journalist who is standing trial on terror-related charges be acquitted, Turkish Minute reported, citing a statement...
Transferring Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia undermines Turkey’s credibility: Islamist opposition party leader
Temel Karamollaoğlu, the leader of Turkey’s Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), said on Thursday that transferring a case involving the murder of journalist Jamal...
Turkish journalist Kılıç in prison for 17 months like exactly told in quotes he...
“Would you tell me, if a president commits a secret crime, or a member of the army tortures, how would we know them? What...
Report reveals growing pressure, judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey
An increasing number of journalists are being subjected to government pressure and judicial harassment in Turkey, where 91 journalists are currently in prison for...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 142 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 171 social media accounts and taken legal action against 142 users over the last week (Oct. 29-Nov. 5) on accusations...
Layoffs of Turkish media personalities continue after Doğan Media’s sale to pro-Erdoğan group
Three television personalities were dismissed on Monday in an ongoing shakeup that has followed the takeover of the Doğan Media Group by a businessman...
Turkish author Yiğit sued by Erdoğan family, Islamist IHH over her book on ISIL
Family members and relatives of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, including his son Bilal Erdoğan, son-in-law and Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, and...
Report: Turkish gov’t systematically violated 12 fundamental rights during emergency rule
Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has announced that Turkish government has systematically violated 12 fundamental human rights...
SCF study reveals horrible pattern of hate speech by Erdoğan, the chief hatemonger in...
The xenophobic feelings towards minorities, vulnerable groups, opposition figures and foreigners in today’s Turkey are being charged by country’s authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkish gov’t continues to accuse Wikipedia of ‘manipulation,’ keeps site’s ban in Turkey
The Turkey's Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Wednesday has attacked Wikipedia, charging the online encyclopedia with manipulating the public over recent remarks by the...
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