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EU has ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey

A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...

OSCE calls for implementation of high court ruling in Altan, Alpay cases

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure...

Lawyers for Alpay, Altan say Constitutional Court rulings are binding on all

Lawyers representing imprisoned journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay issued a public statement over the weekend regarding the continued detention of their clients following...

Upper courts reject appeals to release journalists Altan and Alpay

Two upper courts in Istanbul have rejected a demand for release filed by lawyers representing Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay despite a decision by...

Pro-Kurdish DIHA reporter gets 8 years, 9 months on terrorism charges

Nedim Türfent, a reporter for the now defunct pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency (DIHA), was sentenced to eight years, nine months in prison on Friday. The sentence was...

EU reacts to court ruling against journalist Parıldak

The European Union has reacted to a verdict on Nov. 21 that sentenced former Zaman daily reporter Ayşenur Parıldak to seven years, six months...

Cumhuriyet fires columnist Mert over ideological differences

Academic Nuray Mert has been fired from the Cumhuriyet daily, for which she has been writing columns since April 2015, for not complying with...

Freedom House: Turkey among ‘not free’ countries in press freedom

The US-based Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, has named Turkey as among the countries...

US House hearing slams Turkey for suppression of free speech, slide towards authoritarianism

In scathing critique of the current situation in Turkey, the chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and...

Dutch-Turkish journalist faces death threats from Erdoğan fanatics

A Dutch journalist of Turkish origin has faced a systematic campaign of threats including death from what appears to be fans of Turkey’s autocratic...

Erdoğan says Turkey has more press freedom than most Western countries

At a time when Turkey is called the world's biggest jailer of journalists, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said there is more press freedom...

Turkish journalists unable to attend fathers’ funerals, fearing gov’t persecution

Two Turkish journalists who are in exile due to arrest warrants issued for them by the Turkish government after a failed coup attempt on...

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