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An İstanbul court decides to release 21 jailed journalists
An İstanbul court, on Friday, has decided to release 21 out of 29 journalists who have been standing trial for last 5 days over...
Court denies judge recusal request from journalists standing trial for alleged Gülen links
An İstanbul court on Monday rejected a request for the recusal of a judge made by journalists who are standing trial over alleged links...
Trial kicks off with a record number of journalists as suspects
In one of the most important press freedom cases in Turkey, 29 journalists, most are in pre-trial detention for eight months without a trial...
Dutch gov’t says Turkish FM’s referendum campaign in Netherlands ‘undesirable’
Amid strained ties between Turkey and Germany over the cancellation of two Turkish ministers’ rallies, the Dutch government also announced on Friday that Turkish...
The number of jailed journalists in Turkey reaches to 200
Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy group that monitors rights violations in Turkey, has updated its mammoth list of jailed journalists in Turkey which...
FM Çavuşoğlu: Not a single journalist imprisoned for reporting
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has told Spanish media that not a single journalist is imprisoned in Turkey due to their reporting and that...
Turkey’s harassment of critics abroad reached to South Africa
The outgoing Turkish ambassador in South Africa has openly admitted that the harassment of members of Gulen movement who seek refuge in African nation...
Freedom of the press in Turkey: Far worse than you think
Almost 300 journalists in Turkey, a member state of the Council of Europe and a candidate country to the European Union, are languishing behind...
Erdogan says Turkey not accountable to CoE, slams PACE
Stockholm (Jan.27, 2017) - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for attempting to place Turkey...
Freedom of the press in Turkey: Far Worse Than You Think
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- Turkey’s press freedom woes worse than you think
Almost 300 journalists in Turkey, a member state of the Council of Europe and a...
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