press freedom

Diplomacy

EU has ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey

January 17, 2018

A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...

Diplomacy

OSCE calls for implementation of high court ruling in Altan, Alpay cases

January 17, 2018

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to ensure...

National

Lawyers for Alpay, Altan say Constitutional Court rulings are binding on all

January 16, 2018

Lawyers representing imprisoned journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay issued a public statement over the weekend regarding the continued detention of their clients following...

Headline

Upper courts reject appeals to release journalists Altan and Alpay

January 15, 2018

Two upper courts in Istanbul have rejected a demand for release filed by lawyers representing Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay despite a decision by...

Headline

Pro-Kurdish DIHA reporter gets 8 years, 9 months on terrorism charges

December 16, 2017

Nedim Türfent, a reporter for the now defunct pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency (DIHA), was sentenced to eight years, nine months in prison on Friday. The sentence was...

EU reacts to court ruling against journalist Parıldak

November 27, 2017

The European Union has reacted to a verdict on Nov. 21 that sentenced former Zaman daily reporter Ayşenur Parıldak to seven years, six months...

Cumhuriyet fires columnist Mert over ideological differences

August 9, 2017

Academic Nuray Mert has been fired from the Cumhuriyet daily, for which she has been writing columns since April 2015, for not complying with...

National

Freedom House: Turkey among ‘not free’ countries in press freedom

April 28, 2017

The US-based Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, has named Turkey as among the countries...

Diplomacy

US House hearing slams Turkey for suppression of free speech, slide towards authoritarianism

April 6, 2017

In scathing critique of the current situation in Turkey, the chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and...

Diplomacy

Dutch-Turkish journalist faces death threats from Erdoğan fanatics

March 18, 2017

A Dutch journalist of Turkish origin has faced a systematic campaign of threats including death from what appears to be fans of Turkey’s autocratic...

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