by TurkeyPurge | Jan 10, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
There are 108 journalists in Turkey’s prisons, and Turkey is the second biggest jailer of journalists in the world, according to a report drafted by an opposition deputy. Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Utku Çakırözer, a former journalist, drafted the report on...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A high criminal court in İstanbul has rejected an objection filed by the lawyer of prominent Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan to his re-arrest one week after Altan’s release from prison, Turkish media reports said. The 69-year-old journalist’s arrest came...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Fifteen Turkish journalists were detained and access was banned to 700 online news articles in the month of August, according to a Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ) report, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Monday. The report said that in parallel to an...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking life in prison for Ziya Ataman, a Kurdish journalist who has been held in pre-trial detention for over three years in Turkey. According to prominent journalist Can Dundar, Ataman is as inflammatory bowel disease patient and he is...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Mersin police has detained Ergin Çağlar, a Kurdish reporter for Mezopotamya news portal, on terrorism accusiations. According to Mezopotamya , Çağlar has been charged with membership of an illegal organisation. At least 134 journalists and media employees are...
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6-month pregnant jailed woman released on probation after almost 2 months in prison
Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals upholds 4-year prison time for leading opposition figure
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6-month pregnant jailed woman hospitalized due to heavy breathing difficulty
Turkish court arrests military cadet for third time in 6 months
Retired engineer with Parkinson’s disease in prison for almost a year over coup, terror charges
Turkish pop singer deletes solidarity tweet for jailed women upon being criticized by pro-gov’t media
Turkish court jails 80-year-old couple on terror charges
Erdogan-critic Turkish cleric once again sent to prison on “terror” charges