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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...

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...

Nazlı Ilıcak among 42 journalists to be detained as part of widening gov’t crackdown on media

Detention orders were issued for 42 journalists critical of the government – including 72-year-old veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak – on Monday, as President Recep...

Access to 30 critical websites blocked by gov’t after state of emergency declaration

Turkish government has blocked access to many critical websites, including WikiLeaks and a number of news portals reporting pieces critical of President Recep Tayyip...

Police raid journalist Said Sefa’s house as part of gov’t crackdown on media

Police officers raided independent Haberdar news portal Editor-in-Chief Said Sefa’s house as part of government crackdown, which was expanded after July 15’s failed military...

Pro-gov’t Twitter user claims dissident journalists to be detained, gives list of names

A pro-government Twitter user named Başkentçi announced a list of dissident journalist allegedly to be detained soon as part of what is widely seen...

Turkish daily to file complaint against PM for censorship over report on ISIS

Lawyers of Yeni Hayat, one of the few remaining independent dailies in Turkey, are to file a complaint against Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and...

Daily facing censorship over report on ISIS: Rule of law ends in Turkey

Yeni Hayat, one of the few remaining independent dailies in Turkey, has released a public statement to react against an ongoing block on its...

Turkish daily calls for end of censorship on media over gov’t-led ban on website

Yarına Bakış, a Turkish daily critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, has released a public statement after its website...

Independent daily defies censor: ‘We are under attack over voicing gov’t’s failure to fight ISIS’

One of the few remaining independent dailies in Turkey, Yeni Hayat, has released a public statement after access to its website was blocked over...

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