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Turkey shuts down 45 newspapers, 16 TV channels with latest emergency decree

Turkish government has shut down 45 newspapers and 16 TV channels, among other media outlets, with the second emergency decree having the force of...

Ex-Zaman daily columnists Bulaç, Türköne detained in widening gov’t crackdown on media

Ali Bulaç and Mümtazer Türköne, who were columnists in the Zaman daily before it was seized by the government in March, have been detained...

Colleagues gather to show solidarity with detained journalist Bülent Mumay

A number of colleagues gathered in front of the İstanbul Courthouse to show solidarity with the journalist Bülent Mumay, who was detained late on...

37 more personnel suspended in Afyon Kocatepe University after attempted coup

Thirty-seven more personnel of Afyon Kocatepe University were suspended from duty as part of a series of massive purges conducted after recent failed coup...

Şahin Alpay detained as Turkey issues warrants for 47 more journalists in widening crackdown

Şahin Alpay, a veteran political expert and a former columnist for both Zaman and Today's Zaman before they were seized by the government, was...

Journalist Büşra Erdal detained over alleged involvement in attempted coup

Hanım Büşra Erdal, who was a court reporter for the Zaman daily before it was seized by the government in March, was detained in...

Ex-İstanbul governor among 10 detained over alleged involvement in coup attempt

Ten district and provincial governors, including former İstanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, was detained over allegedly being involved in the recent failed military coup...

Gülen: Erdoğan is turning failed putsch into slow-motion coup against constitutional gov’t

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has said that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is turning a recent failed putsch attempt in Turkey into a slow-motion...

Veteran journalist Ilıcak detained over alleged involvement in attempted coup

Seventy-two-year-old journalist Nazlı Ilıcak was detained in the southwestern Bodrum district due to allegedly being involved in the recent failed military coup attempt, in...

Investigation launched against Fatih University staff after shut down

Investigation launched against staff members of the Fatih University, one of the 15 universities that were shut down as part of the first decree...

Amnesty Int’l says has ‘credible evidence’ of torture in detention centers, urges Turkish gov’t to take action

Human right advocacy group Amnesty International (AI) said Sunday that it has credible evidence of torture in official and unofficial detention centers in Turkey...

5 journalists detained as part of widening gov’t crackdown on media

Five journalists out of 42, for whom detention orders were issued in government-led move, were detained as part of an operation conducted by the...

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