German Journalists Union issues alert on Turkey travel amid press freedom concerns
The German Journalists Union (DJV) has cautioned journalists against travelling to Turkey for work or personal reasons, citing escalating concerns ...
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Turkey’s crackdown on press continues: Five journalists detained (UPDATED)
*Updated at 18:30 (CET) The number of detained journalists in Turkey escalated to five on Tuesday, as journalist Evrim Deniz ...
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Kurdish journalists conditionally freed after year in Turkish jail call for colleagues’ release
Fifteen Kurdish journalists released from a Turkish jail under judicial supervision on Wednesday after over a year in pre-trial detention, ...
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‘My arrest is politically motivated, I will never yield’: Arrested Turkish journalist
Imprisoned Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardağ believes his arrest on Tuesday was not based on legal grounds but rather politically motivated. ...
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Advocacy groups call for European Union to prioritise media freedom in relations with Turkey
In an open letter addressed to the incoming Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union published on Wednesday, ...
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Turkish court orders release of nine Kurdish journalists
A Turkish court in Ankara released nine journalists from Kurdish media outlets at their first hearing on Tuesday of the ...
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Turkey in bottom 20 countries globally for press freedom: International press watchdog
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Turkey 165th out of 180 countries in its 2023 World Press Freedom Index. The country ...
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Turkey sends two more Kurdish journalists to prison on World Press Freedom Day
As Turkey’s crackdown on pro-Kurdish circles continues in pre-election operations, a court sent five people, including journalists, to prison on ...
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Free press watchdog urges Turkey to prosecute police for beating up journalists
The international campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Turkish government to prosecute the police officers who ...
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Turkey: Court sends three journalists to prison as more detentions added to wave of arrests
Turkish authorities continued their crackdown on pro-Kurdish opposition circles with more arrests on Wednesday, adding to those made during raids ...
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