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ÇGD head says over 900 press cards canceled, 151 journalists jailed in post-coup Turkey

Turkey's Contemporary Journalists' Association (ÇGD) President Tevfik Kızgınkaya said on Saturday that more than 900 press cards were cancelled and 151 are now in...

Erdoğan slams Europe and US, says will continue to crack down on their ‘agents’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed Germany, the Netherlands and the US for denying him and his ministers the opportunity to deliver speeches...

33 Swedish media groups call on Erdoğan to free jailed journalists

The editors-chief of 33 media organizations in Sweden sent an open letter to Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on the anniversary of a failed coup...

Court accepts indictment demanding 2 consecutive life sentences for 13 journalists

An indictment drafted by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office that seeks two consecutive life sentences for 13 people, including prominent Turkish journalists and...

Lawyer: Journalist traumatized by abuse, torture at Turkish police station

A female Turkish journalist who was in pre-trial detention for nine months has been subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment in police custody after...

66-year-old journalist says denied access to books, writing materials, in prison

Under arrest since July 31, 2016, veteran columnist and writer Ali Bulaç has said he is being denied access to books in prison. A delegation...

AI launches campaign to show solidarity with jailed journalists in Turkey

Amnesty International launched a campaign on Twitter on Thursday to support jailed journalists in Turkey, calling for their release, with the hashtag #FreeTurkeyMedia. AI created...

Court denies judge recusal request from journalists standing trial for Gülen movement 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...

Jailed journalist Şık says he is a ‘referendum hostage’ for being in ‘no’ camp

Prominent journalist and Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık, who was arrested last December on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda, said on Thursday that he...

Bild editor turns down TRT’s interview request over imprisonment of journalists in Turkey

Julian Röpcke, a political editor for the German Bild daily, tweeted on Thursday that he turned down an interview request by Turkey’s state-run TRT...

Over 125K sign petition urging Merkel to push Turkey for freedom of expression

More than 125,000 people in Germany signed a petition that urges German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the EU Commission to adopt a clear and...

World media groups to call on Turkish gov’t to free jailed journalists at İstanbul meeting

The world's leading media organizations, including the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), Article...

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