by TurkeyPurge | Sep 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Journalist Nevşin Mengü, known for her critical stance towards the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced on Thursday that she was parting ways with CNN Türk, where she had once served as an evening...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 18, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Ayşenur Parıldak, a 27-year-old reporter from Turkey’s now-closed Zaman newspaper who has been behind bars for 13 months, was named the recipient of the first Shahnoush Award by the Oslo-based Vigdis Freedom Foundation (VFF). “The Vigdis Freedom Foundation is proud to...