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Pamuk: Turkey is rapidly becoming a state of fear

Nobel laureate novelist Orhan Pamuk on Saturday condemned the detention of prominent columnist brothers Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, saying, “Turkey is rapidly becoming...

2,308 journalists lose job amid post-coup attempt crackdown

At least 2,308 journalists have lost their jobs after the government shut down more than a hundred of media outlets since the July 15...

Counterterrorism police invite journalist Hasan Cemal to testify

The counterterrorism unit of the Istanbul Police Department summoned prominent journalist Hasan Cemal to give testimony on Monday. "The police counterterrorism unit called me while...

4 local media journalists detained in Adana

Police have detained four local journalists in Turkey’s southern province of Adana, adding further to the the already-high number of media personnel in jail. The...

Detention warrant issued for journalist Babahan over tweet

A detention warrant has been issued for journalist Ergun Babahan due to a tweet he posted on Thursday following a terrorist attack earlier that...

Newly released columnist arrested in coup attempt probe

Columnist and former prosecutor Gültekin Avcı, who was released after spending some nine months behind bars as part of a case involving conspiracy allegations...

Former owner of gov’t-seized Zaman daily detained over Gülen links

The former owner of Zaman, Turkey’s biggest selling newspaper before it was seized by the Turkish government, was detained over suspected links to US-based...

At least 2,308 media workers lose jobs amid Turkey’s State of Emergency

Turkey’s declaration of State of Emergency has claimed the jobs of at least 2,308 media workers, according to a recent report prepared by DİSK...

Türköne among 12 journalists arrested in escalating media crackdown

Mümtazer Türköne was arrested along with 11 more editors and columnists at the Zaman daily before it was forcefully seized by the government in...

6 more ex-Zaman columnists arrested as part of escalating media crackdown in Turkey

Six more journalists, who used to write columns at the Zaman daily before it was seized by the government, were arrested as part of...

Turkish police detain wife of critical journalist as a hostage

Turkish authorities have detained wife of a critical Turkish journalist and will keep her as a hostage until her husband surrenders to police, an...

Nazlı Ilıcak among 17 journalists arrested as part of escalating media crackdown in Turkey

Veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak and 16 other journalists, who were detained due to allegedly being involved in the recent failed military coup attempt, were...

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