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German-Turkish journalist makes defense in insult case against prosecutor

Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel delivered his defense at a court in Berlin on Monday in a case in which he is accused of insulting...

AFP photographer freed after arrest at İstanbul Pride march

An AFP photographer was detained for several hours by Turkish security forces on Saturday while covering a Pride march in İstanbul that had been...

Turks turning to online news sources as independent media faces greater pressure: report

Turks looking for different perspectives in a news environment dominated by pro-government voices have increasingly turned to online news outlets, social media and private...

Journalist Aygül should not serve prison time for doing his job, CPJ says

Turkish authorities should not imprison journalist Sinan Aygül, who was convicted on charges of “violating the secrecy of an investigation” by reporting on a...

Turkish-German journalist indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan in 2016 article

A new case has been filed against former Turkey representative for the German Die Welt newspaper Deniz Yücel on charges of “insulting the president”...

14 journalists appeared in court in May, 2 convicted: report

A report by opposition lawmaker Utku Çakırözer has revealed that 14 members of the press appeared in court and two were sentenced to prison...

Interior minister attempted to censor BBC Turkish over mafia boss’s claims

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said he called his British counterpart to complain about a report in the BBC’s Turkish edition concerning recent allegations...

Journalist who stood trial for posting Nevruz photo acquitted of terror charges

Journalist Melis Alphan, who faced a prison sentence of up to seven-and-a-half years for posting a Nevruz photo in 2015, has been acquitted of...

Interior minister targets opposition daily for reporting on Turkey’s ‘deep state’

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has targeted the Cumhuriyet daily, critical of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, for reporting on several photos...

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...

Turkey saw highest number of attacks against women journalists in first quarter of 2021

Turkey marked the highest number of threats and attacks against female journalists in the world in the first quarter of 2021, according to a report...

Turkey does not investigate or prosecute journalistic activities: diplomatic response to UN

In its official response to a joint UN letter on the retrial of the country’s Reporters Without Borders (RSF) representative and journalist Erol Önderoğlu, the...

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