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Turkish journalist briefly detained over cartoon tweet

A columnist for a top Turkish opposition daily was briefly detained on Wednesday over a tweet of a cartoon depicting a janitor appearing to...

One in every four journalists in Turkey suffered physical violence in 2020: report

One out of every four journalists was subjected to physical violence and half of them received threats in 2020, a report recently released by...

Turkish court is retrying RSF representative on terror charges

Turkey on Wednesday began the retrial of the country's Reporters Without Borders (RSF) representative and two other human rights defenders on terror charges that...

Report reveals growing pressure, judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey

An increasing number of journalists are being subjected to government pressure and judicial harassment in Turkey, where 91 journalists are currently in prison for...

Journalist not released from prison despite serving required time, opposition deputy says

A Turkish journalist who was given a prison sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges is not being released from prison despite...

Former TV anchorman faces up to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges

An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to 15 years for Erkan Akkuş, a former anchorman at the...

Turkey delays renewing press credentials for 150 foreign journalists, says RSF

Some 150 foreign journalists in Turkey have been forced to wait for more than two months for the government to renew their credentials, the Ahval news...

[UPDATE] Assailants who assaulted Turkish journalist released

Six people who were detained for beating up Turkish journalist and TV host Yavuz Selim Demirağ have been released, the Sözcü newspaper reported on Monday. The prosecutor’s office...

One Free Press Coalition includes Turkish reporter on list of journalists under attack

The One Free Press Coalition, an initiative established during a meeting of the International Media Council at the recent World Economic Forum, has included...

NGOs demand release of Turkish activists held over protests

Several NGOs including Amnesty International in a joint statement called for an end to what they termed "judicial harassment" of civil society activists in...

Erdoğan claims reforms under his rule made Turkey’s media more democratic and free

Head of the country designated as the largest jailer of professional journalist in the world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed in a message...

RSF 2018 report: Turkey remains world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists

Turkey continues to be the world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists according to a report released on Tuesday by Reporters without Borders (RSF), despite...

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