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Government says crackdown does not target columnists, but foundation

Following the detention of Cumhuriyet columnists early on Monday, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government spokesperson Numan Kurtulmuş stated that the investigation does...

Opposition parties condemn government crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

The three opposition parties in Parliament -- the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Nationalist Movement...

[UPDATE] Turkey cracks down on critical Cumhuriyet daily, detains 12 journalists

Amid widespread concerns over deteriorating freedom of the press in Turkey, Turkey on Monday detained 12 journalists from the secularist and critical Cumhuriyet daily...

Cumhuriyet readers protest detention of journalists in front of daily’s building

Thousands of readers of the Cumhuriyet daily gathered in front of the paper’s headquarters in İstanbul's Şişli district on Monday to stand behind their...

EP’s Schulz says another red line crossed with detention of Cumhuriyet journalists

Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament (EP), harshly criticized the detention of a number of Cumhuriyet daily journalists, including the paper’s editor-in-chief,...

IPI board member, journalist Gürsel detained in İstanbul

One of the most highly acclaimed journalists in Turkey, Kadri Gürsel, who is a board member of International Press Institute, was detained in İstanbul...

Detained Cumhuriyet journalists barred from seeing lawyers for 5 days

Journalists detained as part of an operation against the Cumhuriyet daily will not be able to see their lawyers for five days, according to...

[UPDATE] Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief, columnist detained, detention warrant issued for Can Dündar

Turkey's secularist Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and columnist Güray Öz were detained after police raided their residences early on Monday. A detention warrant was...

Turkish PM says Turkey will be divided if presidential system not adopted

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Sunday that there is a need to switch to presidential system in Turkey and there is a...

Turkey’s pro-gov’t columnists, media target former Zaman journalists

Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government journalist with 435,000 followers on Twitter, has targeted Hasan Cücük, a former Zaman daily reporter in Copenhagen, and threatened to...

AKP official says proposal on executive presidency may be in Parliament in 10 days

Mustafa Şentop, head of the parliamentary Constitution Commission and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy, has said the government might bring constitutional...

Latest decrees include controversial measures violating int’l law, agreements

Two government decrees that were issued by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on Saturday have attracted widespread criticism for including measures that...

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