Press groups urge Turkey to release journalist before court hearing
The International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and other press freedom…
Turkey arrested 29 journalists in 2025 amid surge in pretrial detention: report
Turkey experienced a growing press freedom crisis in 2025, with 29 journalists arrested and the pretrial detention of…
Turkish journalist indicted over reporting on Erdoğan family, alleged irregularities
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist İsmail Arı for his online commentary and social media posts involving family members…
Press freedom under pressure as trials and bans continued in April: report
Systematic violations of the rights of journalists continued in Turkey in April, with judicial harassment and punitive practices…
Over 300 journalists prosecuted in Turkey as union warns ‘disinformation law’ silences the press
Turkey’s so-called “disinformation law,” which criminalizes the public spread of false information, has become a tool for silencing…
Press groups condemn Turkey’s ‘weaponization’ of disinformation law against journalists
Twenty-five international and local press freedom organizations have strongly condemned Turkey’s intensified use of its disinformation law to…
Turkey arrests journalist over post on school knife attack despite later correction
A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the arrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim on charges of publicly disseminating…
Turkish journalist faces over 19 years on alleged insult of Erdoğan, disinformation charges
A Turkish prosecutor has sought a prison sentence of more than 19 years for journalist Alican Uludağ over…
Press groups rally in Ankara, call for release of jailed journalists
Journalists, union representatives and opposition politicians gathered in Ankara on Thursday to protest the arrest of journalists Alican…
Kurdish journalist indicted in Turkey over news reports, social media posts
Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Nedim Oruç from the pro-Kurdish Ajansa Welat news agency on terrorism-related charges over…
Turkish court orders arrest of 47 people, including left-wing opposition members and journalists
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the arrest of 47 people, mainly members of the left-wing Socialist Party…