Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on three TV stations critical of the the government for reporting...
Turkish journalist Gökçer Tahincioğlu’s award-winning novel "Kiraz Ağacı" (Cherry Tree) has been banned in a prison in eastern Turkey for “spreading terrorist propaganda,” the...
Voice of America (VOA), the US state-owned international multimedia broadcaster, and Germany’s state-run broadcaster Deutsche Welle have announced that they will not apply for...
A well-known media ombudsman in Turkey has claimed that Turkish reporters have been reluctant to regularly cover trials of real and alleged members of...
Six lawyers from the Ankara Bar Association’s human rights committee resigned in protest following the bar’s decision not to publish a report on allegations...
Legal experts have slammed a recent presidential decree issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that threatens Turkish media with reprisal if they disseminate content...
Turkey's Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services has labelled a book with gay characters a “harmful publication,” rekindling ongoing debates about state censorship...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on six TV stations due to the way they covered wildfires...
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a popular online debate network, accusing the platform of inciting hatred and enmity in society and inciting...
