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Petition calls on court to reverse decision on Zaman, urges Erdoğan to end crackdown on free press

The Index on Censorship has launched a petition calling on an İstanbul court to reverse its decision to appoint trustees to Turkey’s largest daily,...

CHP leader says Zaman takeover violation of media freedom

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), slammed on Friday a court decision to appoint trustees to take over...

RSF: Zaman takeover shows Erdoğan moving from authoritarianism to all-out despotism

Leading press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said the recent confiscation the Zaman Media Group has shown that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Zaman employees begin first day of job after takeover under heavy police presence

Employees working for the Feza Media Group were allowed to enter the building after an ID check by police, which have been standing guard...

Turkish police raid Zaman HQs, fire tear gas on readers after gov’t takeover

Turkish police fired tear gas and used water cannon on a crowd to forcibly enter the country's top-selling newspaper on Friday after a court...

Erdoğan’s son left Bologna over ‘security concerns’, Italian newspaper claims

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son Bilal Erdoğan, who moved to Italy in October of last year to finish his doctorate, which he started in...

Court appoints trustees to take over Zaman management

An İstanbul court has appointed trustees to take over management of Zaman newspaper, one of the few critical media voices left in Turkey amid...

Journalist probed for alleged insult of Erdoğan overheard at airport 9 months ago

An İstanbul prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into former Zaman editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı based on a complaint from a man who alleged that...

Car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35 in southeast Turkey

A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin...

Boydak Holding board members detained

Four members of the board of Boydak Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in Turkey, have been detained as part of a government-led operation...

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