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Journalist parts ways with pro-gov’t Hürriyet, citing censorship efforts

Ayşe Baykal, who used to write for the Internet edition of the pro-government Hürriyet daily, announced on Monday that she had parted ways with...

IPI urges Merkel, Macron to confront Turkey on press freedom

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has written a letter to German...

Jailed journalist Şirin Kabakçı says he is on the verge of losing his faith in justice

Journalist Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman daily, Turkey’s highest circulating newspaper before its takeover and closure by...

Int’l organizations decry verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’

International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...

17 press freedom defenders write open letter to future Turkish president

Seventeen international organizations defending freedom of expression and the press published a joint letter on Wednesday on the Index of Censorship website addressing all...

Erdoğan argues with journalism student over press freedom question

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday argued with a student of journalism who asked him a question about the state of freedom of...

OSCE’s Désir reiterates call to Turkey to release Zaman journalists

Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has reiterated his call to Turkey...

OSCE’s Désir calls on Turkey to release Zaman journalists

Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has called on Turkey to release...

Press freedom organizations to hold protest when Erdoğan visits UK

English PEN and other press freedom organizations have invited the public to join the “Free Turkey Media” protest to be held on May 15...

Prosecutor files new charges against 4 Zaman journalists

A prosecutor has filed new charges against four journalists who worked for the Zaman newspaper, which was seized on March 4, 2016 and then...

PACE co-rapporteurs to make fact-finding visit to Turkey

Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be making...

CPJ calls on EU officials to raise press freedom with Erdoğan

In a letter to the European Union's top officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday asked the union to call for the...

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