Standing trial over news reports regarding the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya, journalist Ferhat Çelik has made his defense: “They demand up to 19 years in jail because of a 2-line story. This is enough to summarize the gravity of the situation. That's why I don't want to elaborate further. I demand my acquittal."

Arrested over news regarding the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya, journalist Barış Pehlivan has made his defense as to the accusations: “A state that lacks justice gets destroyed by its own injustices."

Eight people, including seven journalists, stood trial over news reports about the funeral of an intelligence who was killed in Libya. The defendants who were remanded in custody have been released.

Six journalists will appear before the court today in the case over news reports about an MIT officer's death in Libya.

UN human rights investigator Agnes Callamard verdict on the 2018 murder "parody of justice," which spared "high-level" plotters.

Netflix might have its license suspended if it airs the movie in Turkey.

The broadcaster has been fined for its editor-in-chief describing Sultan Abdülhamid II as a "despot" and a "servant of imperialism."

"Local journalists who defend the people's right to information by performing their journalistic duty are often targeted in attacks," says the Contemporary Journalists' Association (ÇGD).

According to the Information and Communication Technology Usage Survey results shared by the TurkStat, 90.7 percent of Turkey's households had access to the Internet from April 2019 to March 2020 while, 79 percent of individuals used the Internet.

Social media companies have to have a legal representative in Turkey, according to the law enacted in late July.

Depicting two women as "parents" was against the society's "spiritual values," according to the RTÜK.

A court has blocked access to news reports about wrestler Recep Çakır's rape of a 23-year-old woman.

Main opposition CHP former MP Yarkadaş has released his “Violations of Rights in the Media Report” for July. Referring to Sacrifice Feast, he has said, “This feast is a bit bittersweet for journalists because dozens of their colleagues are in prison.”

Alternative Informatics Association Chair spoke to bianet about the new social media law: “While Penal Judges of Peace can give rulings without justification, social media providers will have to answer hundreds of requests by giving a justification.”

In the second quarter of 2020, at least two journalists were arrested, two journalists were physically assaulted and seven journalists were threatened. The RTÜK fined the TVs 5 million 906 thousand 326 lira and radios 25 thousand 35 lira in total.

The Television and Radio Supreme Council (RTÜK) previously “blacked out” broadcaster Halk TV for five days. While it was expected to be in effect as of August 1, the Ankara 3rd Administrative Court has given a ruling of stay of execution.

Journalism organizations have marked the Day of Struggle for Press Freedom.

As the ruling AKP-MHP’s social media bill has been approved by the Parliamentary Justice Commission, International Press Institute (IPI) has released a statement, urging Turkey to “withdraw the repressive social media bill.”

Journalists have lost their jobs, their workload has increased after switching to the home office system, local outlets have begun thinking about going digital.

“On the one side, thousands of journalists refusing to obey the AKP are fired from their jobs; on the other, working journalists have to deal with investigations, lawsuits, detentions-arrests and publications bans,” says main opposition CHP MP Tanrıkulu.