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Turkey’s RTÜK rains down sanctions on TV stations

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines and temporary broadcast halts on a number of...

Court rules to keep former Zaman daily editor in pretrial detention

An İstanbul court has ruled to keep journalist Mehmet Kamış, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman newspaper who was arrested in November,...

Turkish Embassy spied on journalists in Sweden, leaked government document reveals

Turkish intelligence services, operating from the embassy in Stockholm, have spied on journalists in Sweden, monitoring their activities and relaying information back to headquarters...

168 female journalists stood trial in Turkey in 2023: report

The Mesopotamia Women Journalists Association (MKG) has released a report focusing on alleged rights violations of female journalists in Turkey in 2023, which found...

280 journalists appeared in court in Turkey in 2023: report

A total of 280 journalists appeared in at least 821 hearings in Turkish courts throughout 2023, according to a new report released by the...

RTÜK imposes sanctions on TV station due to series targeted by religious groups

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a temporary broadcast ban as well as a fine on FOX TV...

Turkey’s ‘disinformation law’ weaponized to target journalists: int’l NGOs

A new report released jointly by several international NGOs details the worsening press freedom environment in Turkey, accusing the government of instrumentalizing the recently...

Turkey releases writer imprisoned over solidarity with Kurdish daily

Imprisoned writer, activist and journalist Celalettin Can has been released from prison in northwest Turkey where he has been incarcerated for more than three...

‘Political prisoners are treated as hostages,’ imprisoned writer says

Imprisoned writer, activist and journalist Celalettin Can has sent an open letter addressed to members of parliament in which he detailed the mistreatment of...

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes millions in fines on government-critical media

According to a recent statement by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Utku Çakırözer, Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed millions...

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