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Two journalists for pro-Kurdish media outlets detained in Turkey’s Mardin

Two journalists for pro-Kurdish media outlets detained in Turkey’s Mardin

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Two journalists from pro-Kurdish media organizations Mezopotamya news agency and Jinnews were briefly detained in Mardin on Wednesday. Media reported that Ahmet Kanbal from Mezopotamya and Rojda Aydin from Jinnews were taken into custody while they were in front of...
Printing machines belonging to gov’t-closed media group up for sale

Printing machines belonging to gov’t-closed media group up for sale

by TurkeyPurge | May 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Machines that would once print daily copies of the Zaman newspaper and its affiliates have been put up for sale by the state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). 2 newspaper printing machines, 2 CTP machines, and 1 packaging line that were seized from the...
French writers, journalists ‘adopt’ Turkish colleagues in solidarity

French writers, journalists ‘adopt’ Turkish colleagues in solidarity

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 11, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Fourteen journalists and writers in France penned letters for their Turkish colleagues, currently behind bars or recently-released, as part of a solidarity campaign with the media in Turkey. “14 French personalities, godmothers and sponsors of imprisoned journalists,...
Turkey jails another journalist due to social media posts

Turkey jails another journalist due to social media posts

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Pro-Kurdish Diha news agency reporter Mehmet Siddik Damar was put in pretrial detention over his social media posts on Friday. According to media, Damar visited the courthouse in Mardin’s Kiziltepe district to give his testimony over terror charges. The prosecutor...
German media group Turkey at ECHR over reporter’s arrest

German media group Turkey at ECHR over reporter’s arrest

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 5, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

WeltN24, the German media group that publishes Die Welt daily newspaper, has lodged a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), over Turkey’s jailing of journalist Deniz Yücel. The veteran Die Welt reporter was first detained as part of an investigation...
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