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5 Turkish journalists sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
A court in Antalya province convicted three journalists of membership in a terrorist organization and two others of aiding a terrorist organization over their...
Former columnist under travel ban not allowed to seek treatment abroad
An İstanbul court has rejected a request that a travel ban previously imposed on Professor Mümtazer Türköne, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman newspaper,...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of writer jailed over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the imprisonment of journalist and writer Ali Bulaç, who was jailed for close...
Retrial of 4 Zaman journalists begins at İstanbul court after top court ruling
An İstanbul court on Tuesday began the retrial of four journalists from the now-closed Zaman daily after the Supreme Court of Appeals in December...
NBA star Kanter dedicates Trail Blazers’ latest victory to seized Zaman daily
Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the deepening human rights crisis taking place under...
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...
Jailed journalist says in letter inmates forced to live in cells invaded by rats
A Turkish journalist who has been in jail since March 2018 on terrorism charges has written in a letter from prison about the “inhumanly”...
Pro-gov’t daily targets former Zaman editor for driving for Uber in exile
Akşam, one of Turkey’s
staunchly pro-government newspapers, on Monday targeted Abdülhamit Bilici, the
former editor-in-chief of the now-closed Zaman daily, due to the fact that Bilici
is...
Photos show prominent jailed journalist in hospital in handcuffs
Professor Mümtazer
Türköne, a journalist from the now-closed Zaman newspaper who was among dozens
of journalists jailed in the aftermath of
a failed coup attempt in July...
Responsible managing editor of Zaman to remain in jail: court ruling
A court in İstanbul ruled on Thursday for a continuation
of the pre-trial detention of Harun Çümen, the last responsible managing editor
of the Zaman daily.Çümen...
Turkish journalist honored by TIME: Democracy, press freedom will prevail
Can Dündar, a journalist who fled politically motivated prosecution in Turkey for the safety of Germany, is one among the many guardians fighting the...
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...