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RSF calls on Germany to grant visas, residence, work permits to Turkish journalists

Christian Mihr, director of Reporters Without Borders Germany, has called on the German government to grant visas and residence permits to Turkish journalists who...

2 more journalists detained for ‘insulting’ Turkey’s President Erdoğan

A Turkish journalist was arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while another was arrested on the same day on...

Journalist Baransu denied food on day of court hearing

Former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was imprisoned in March 2015 after he revealed an alleged government plan to “eliminate the Gülen movement”...

Amnesty International launches campaign for action against media crackdown in Turkey

The London-based human rights organization Amnesty International has launched a campaign for urgent action against the Turkish government’s increasing control over media outlets following...

Turkey bans access to dozens of news articles, including 2013 graft probe stories

Turkish courts in different provinces blocked access to dozens of news articles that appeared on the websites of Turkish news outlets on various dates,...

Turkish police detain 2 reporters from pro-Kurdish JINHA news agency

Bengi Kömürcü and Duygu Ciniviz, two reporters for JINHA, a pro-Kurdish news agency that the government closed down under post-coup emergency rule, were detained...

Released Cumhuriyet columnist: I have never seen such immoral accusations

Aydın Engin, a columnist for the Cumhuriyet daily who was released on Friday evening after spending four days in police custody, said he has...

Last few critical dailies in Turkey will be shut down one by one, dissident journalists say

Barış İnce, editorial consultant for the Birgün daily, has said the few remaining media outlets that are critical of the government will be shut...

German TAZ daily displays names of all jailed Turkish journalists on front page

In solidarity with jailed Turkish journalists, the German Die Tageszeitung daily, commonly referred to as TAZ, displayed the names of all journalists in Turkish...

Freedom House: Turkish government stifling media and dissent

The US-based independent watchdog organization Freedom House said in a statement on Tuesday that Turkey's government is attacking the press to a degree not...

Turkish NGOs decry lack of media attention to press briefing after gov’t crackdown

Representatives of 45 NGOs and trade organizations gathered at a well-known hall in Diyarbakır on Tuesday to hold a press conference about the post-coup...

IFJ, EFJ condemn gov’t crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

In a written statement issued on Monday, the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) condemned a new wave of media repression by Turkish...

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