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Journalist Yazıcı threatened, put in solitary confinement over ‘letter’

Fevzi Yazıcı, the jailed art director of the now-closed-down Zaman daily, was threatened at police headquarters to admit having carried a letter that was...

Turkish court releases 6 including German journalist Tolu

An İstanbul court on Monday released German journalist Mesale Tolu along with five others on judicial probation, Cumhuriyet reported. Tolu, who was detained in April...

Court rules to keep journalist Baransu in prison

An İstanbul court on Monday ruled to keep in prison former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015 after he...

OSCE says Parıldak ruling unfounded, calls for her release

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir criticized a court ruling on Tuesday that sentenced...

Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: My health is getting worse

Şahin Alpay, a jailed veteran journalist and columnist for the now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, has said in a letter sent from Silivri...

Journalist Güven sentenced to 3 years for a tweet

Cumhuriyet daily website editor Oğuz Güven was sentenced to three years, one month for a tweet concerning the death of Denizli Chief Public Prosecutor...

Jailed German journalist Yücel: Isolation is torture

Turkey's crackdown on journalists will go down in history as a "disgrace," German reporter Deniz Yücel told German daily Die Tageszeitung in a Saturday interview, Deutsche Welle...

Turkish court rules Altan brothers, Ilıcak, others to remain in jail

An İstanbul court on Monday ruled that journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak and Fevzi Yazıcı, who were arrested in September 2016 on...

Turkish court releases Sözcü reporter Ulu after columnists testify

Bekir Gökmen Ulu, a reporter for the Sözcü daily, was released pending trial by an İstanbul court after statements were made to the court...

Turkey jails journalists Gündem, Gönültaş and Kılıç

Journalists Mehmet Gündem, Nuh Gönültaş and Behram Kılıç were arrested by an İstanbul court on Tuesday on charges of links to the faith-based Gülen...

Journalist Karaca sentenced to 31 years for slandering al-Qaeda-affiliated group

Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca has been sentenced to 31 years in prison by an Istanbul court on charges of membership in...

No detainees left in Özgür Gündem daily case

An İstanbul court has released İnan Kızılkaya and Kemal Sancılı, the last two journalists who were behind bars for alleged links to the outlawed...

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