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Gov’t seeks to ease criticism over Cumhuriyet detentions by linking prosecutor to Gülen

In an apparant move to calm critics of an operation targeting the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper in Turkey earlier this week, Justice Minister Bekir BozdaÄŸ...

Int’l coalition condemns Cumhuriyet arrests, Kurdish media closures in letter to Erdoğan

A coalition of 14 leading international press freedom and freedom of expression organizations, in a letter sent today to Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan...

MHP leader Bahçeli defends government crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has expressed his support for an operation targeting the Cumhuriyet daily, which resulted in the...

We don’t care about your red line, Turkish PM tells EP’s Schulz

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has lashed out at European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz, who harshly criticized the detention of a number of...

HRW warns of deepening crackdown in Turkey

The detention of journalists from independent newspaper Cumhuriyet, the closure of the remaining Kurdish media outlets in the country and the jailing of two...

US expresses ‘deep concern’ over detention of Cumhuriyet columnists

As the Turkish government tightens its grip on the remaining few independent media outlets in the country, State Department Spokesperson John Kirby expressed concern...

TÃœSÄ°AD breaks silence, reacts to detention of Cumhuriyet columnists

Despite its overall low profile in the face of increasing pressure in the country, the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TÃœSÄ°AD) issued a statement...

Government says crackdown does not target columnists, but foundation

Following the detention of Cumhuriyet columnists early on Monday, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government spokesperson Numan KurtulmuÅŸ stated that the investigation does...

Opposition parties condemn government crackdown on Cumhuriyet daily

The three opposition parties in Parliament -- the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Nationalist Movement...

CoE expresses concern about state of emergency measures in Turkey

Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland has released a statement expressing his concerns about the state of emergency and freedom of expression in...

[UPDATE] Turkey cracks down on critical Cumhuriyet daily, detains 12 journalists

Amid widespread concerns over deteriorating freedom of the press in Turkey, Turkey on Monday detained 12 journalists from the secularist and critical Cumhuriyet daily...

Cumhuriyet readers protest detention of journalists in front of daily’s building

Thousands of readers of the Cumhuriyet daily gathered in front of the paper’s headquarters in İstanbul's Şişli district on Monday to stand behind their...

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