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MHP attack on pro-gov’t TV station leads to dismissal, resignation of journalists

One journalist was fired while another resigned in protest at the pro-government Habertürk TV after the station was harassed by politicians from Turkey's far-right...

Retrial of 4 Zaman journalists begins at İstanbul court after top court ruling

An İstanbul court on Tuesday began the retrial of four journalists from the now-closed Zaman daily after the Supreme Court of Appeals in December...

95 Turkish journalists appeared before a judge in March, report reveals

As Turkey continues to be among the top jailers of journalists in the world, a total of 95 journalists appeared in court in March,...

Opposition MP requests inquiry into attacks on journalists, politicians in Turkey under AKP rule

A lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has requested the opening of a parliamentary inquiry into a series of physical assaults...

2 Turkish journalists face 31 years on charges of revealing state secrets

A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a prison sentence of up to 31 years, six months for both Müyesser Yıldız, the Ankara news editor for...

Turkey sentenced 23 journalists to over 100 years in prison in 2020: report

Turkish courts handed down sentences totaling 103 years to 23 journalists in 2020, according to the “BİA Media Monitoring Report 2020,” released by the...

Report reveals growing pressure, judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey

An increasing number of journalists are being subjected to government pressure and judicial harassment in Turkey, where 91 journalists are currently in prison for...

Millions in Turkey are on Erdoğan’s ‘terrorist’ list

Turkey's strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, keeps accusing more of his opponents and the groups opposing his decisions of being "terrorists," a move seen...

Turkey faced ‘pandemic of injustice’ on top of COVID-19 in 2020, report reveals

A report by Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) points out a series of unlawful practices in 2020 that violated citizens’ rights to...

Erdoğan’s censorship now targeting media outlets in Europe

Cevheri Güven Bold Medya, a YouTube channel run by the German-based International Journalists Association eV (IJA), was shut down due to efforts exerted by the...

Journalist not released from prison despite serving required time, opposition deputy says

A Turkish journalist who was given a prison sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges is not being released from prison despite...

Retrial of 8 journalists begins after sentences overturned by high court

Eight journalists appeared in an İstanbul criminal court on Wednesday in the first hearing of their retrial, made possible when the country’s top court...

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