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Sözcü’s anti-migrant reporting triggers attack on Somali restaurant in Ankara
A Somali restaurant in Ankara’s central Kızılay district was attacked on Tuesday following anti-migrant reporting by the Sözcü daily, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...
Opposition leader sued by Erdoğan over ‘so-called president’ comment
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chair of the country’s main opposition party, seeking TL 1 million ($133,000)...
Gov’t-critical Turkish newspaper’s request to launch TV channel delayed for 9 months
Turkey’s Sözcü daily, a nationalist media outlet that is critical of the government, has accused the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) of hampering...
Turkey’s state-run news agency cancels subscription services of gov’t-critical daily
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency has canceled
subscription services paid for by the Sözcü daily, a newspaper that is critical
of the government, after the latter...
Turkish court convicts 6 journalists from gov’t-critical daily over Gülen links
A Turkish court on Friday convicted six journalists
and one other employee of a government-critical newspaper of aiding the network
of a US-based cleric who is...
Arrest warrant issued for Sözcü license holder over Gülen links
Following the arrest on Friday of Sözcü daily reporter Gökmen Ulu and online manager Mediha Olgun, an arrest warrant has been issued for Sözcü’s...
[UPDATE] 2 Sözcü daily employees arrested over alleged Gülen links
Sözcü daily reporter Gökmen Ulu and online manager Mediha Olgun, who were detained in an operation last week, have been arrested over alleged links...
Sözcü publishes blank daily to protest gov’t operation
The Sözcü daily on Saturday published a totally blank edition to protest detention warrants issued the previous day for its owner and three of...
EU ‘worried’ about operation targeting Sözcü
The European Union on Friday expressed worries about an operation in İstanbul targeting the Sözcü daily."The EU is worried about the police operation conducted...