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Jailed journalist Türköne says he is hopeful Turkey will restore rule of law

Journalist and political scientist Professor Mümtaz’er Türköne, who is among the dozens of journalists critical of the government arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup...

Kurdish artist, journalist granted Index on Censorship’s arts award

The London-based Index on Censorship, a campaigning publishing organization for freedom of expression, has given this year’s Freedom of Expression Arts Award to Kurdish painter and journalist...

Veteran Turkish journalist sentenced for disclosing classified military documents

Seventy-four-year-old Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who has been behind bars since a 2016 failed coup attempt and who has already received an aggravated life...

Jailed journalist: Even scenic photos are censored in Turkish prisons

Mehmet Güleş, one of hundreds of journalists behind bars in Turkey, complained in a letter about the restriction of rights in prison, saying that...

Jailed journalist Şanlı says wants press organizations not to forget him

Journalist Ufuk Şanlı, who was arrested in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016 and was handed down a...

Jailed Turkish journalist: Being a prisoner is like a small death

Turkish journalist Bayram Kaya, who was sentenced to six years, three months on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, says “hope” and “longing”...

Lawyer Altıparmak: Alpay decision tactical move to avoid ECtHR rulings

Human rights lawyer and academic Kerem Altıparmak on Saturday said a Constitutional Court decision and subsequent release of veteran journalist Şahin Alpay was a...

Journalist Alpay says thousands of innocents left in prison

Veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, released pending trial on Friday after 20 months in jail, said he left thousands people who have nothing to do...

Prosecutor seeks 15 years for Cumhuriyet executives, journalists

The prosecutor overseeing an ongoing "terror" investigation into executives and writers from Turkey's Cumhuriyet daily on Friday demanded the imprisonment of all defendants for...

OSCE urges Turkey to free jailed journalists, drop unfounded charges

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Thursday reacted to an İstanbul high criminal court decision that gave prison sentences ranging...

Jailed journalist Altan sentenced to additional 6 years on terror-related charges

An İstanbul court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Turkish novelist and editor-in-chief of the now-closed Taraf newspaper Ahmet Altan, who was sentenced by another court to...

Family of visually impaired journalist says his whereabouts are unknown

The family of visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who has been jailed over alleged ties to the Gülen movement since July 10, 2017,...

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