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'Prison Administrative Observatory Committees are replacing the courts'
Politician Sebahat Tuncel who is being kept in the Sincan Closed Women's Prison and standing trial in the Kobani case, listed the prisoners whose release from prison is prevented by administrative decisions.
3 August 2023
Evrim Kepenek
Court of Cassation announces verdicts on cases related to pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem newspaper
One of the cases was against executives and columnists of the now-shut-down newspaper and the other was about a solidarity campaign carried out by rights advocates and journalists.
3 August 2023
Court returns indictment involving two journalists
The two journalists taken into custody in Diyarbakır in the scope of an investigation started by the Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office were kept handcuffed for 15 hours while being transported from Diyarbakır to Ankara, and deprived of food for 24 hours.
3 August 2023
Court reinstates broadcast suspension on TELE1 TV over 'PKK' remarks
The outlet has been handed a seven-day blackout penalty. Its editor-in-chief has been arrested since late June for "terror propaganda."
2 August 2023
Court rules against ban on Kurdish cultural event
The ban imposed hours before the start of the event violated freedom of expression and freedom of science and arts, according to the court ruling.
1 August 2023
Antalya prisoner launches hunger strike after alleged severe torture
Burhan Batur claims had been been subjected to torture, including being "hogtied."
1 August 2023
Arrested journalist Fırat Can Arslan put in solitary confinement
Arslan was arrested for reporting on the reassignment of a married judge and prosecutor who presided over the same case.
28 July 2023
Special security zone declared in Şırnak
Citizens and opposition MPs question the successive declarations of special security zones in the southeastern provinces, resulting in hindering of the economic activities of the villagers.
28 July 2023
Court blocks access to news report that led to detention of five journalists
The journalist who reported on the reassignment of a married judge and prosecutor presiding over the same case was remanded in custody. Four others, including a bianet editor, were briefly detaining for retweeting a post containing this information.
28 July 2023
Şenyaşar family meets the Deputy Minister
The family asking to meet with Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç was kept waiting for a long time in front of the Ministry and later invited in to meet with Deputy Minister Ramazan Can.
27 July 2023
Kurdish journalist Mehmet Şah Oruç faces 22 years in prison on 'terrorism' charges
Oruç's reporting on various issues has been cited an evidence for his "membership in a terrorist organization."
27 July 2023
Journalism group condemns fines on streaming services over 'family values'
Turkey's media authority has imposed fines on several platforms for movies and series that it considered was against "cultural values and the Turkish family structure.
27 July 2023
bianet editor Ayça Söylemez faces lawsuit for 'targeting anti-terror officials' over column article
The lawsuit has been filed after a complaint by a former judge known for presiding over high-profile political trials, who is now serving as the deputy justice minister.
27 July 2023
Hikmet Adal
RTÜK fines streaming platforms for violating 'family protection principles'
Several platforms, including Netflix, MUBI, and Disney+, have been affected by fines imposed due to their productions depicting LGBTI+ stories.
27 July 2023
Detention of journalists over report on judicial members draws international condemnation
Thirty-eight freedom of expression and human rights groups have released a joint statement condemning the detentions and demanded the immediate release of one of the journalists who has been remanded in custody.
26 July 2023
Over 137,000 web addresses blocked in Turkey in 2022 in new record
Among the blocked web addresses, over 6,000 were news articles. "Violation of privacy" was the most common reason for censoring news reports.
26 July 2023
Hikmet Adal
Chairperson of education union removed from duty second time
With the stay of execution granted upon the objection of Ankara University, Prof. Dr. Nejla Kurul, the Chairperson of Eğitim-Sen, was once again suspended from her position at the university.
26 July 2023
Rights group draws attention to rights violations in prisons
In the prisons in Turkey's northwestern Marmara Region, four prisoners died of illnesses in three months, according to the Human Rights Association.
26 July 2023
bianet editor Evrim Kepenek released after 'retweet' detention
"I'm sorry for Turkey because I have experienced that retweeting can be considered a crime. Fırat Can Arslan's arrest for spreading newsworthy information is also shameful," Kepenek said after her release.
26 July 2023
Hikmet Adal
Journalism groups condemn detention of five journalists in house raids
"This premeditated punishment policy needs to stop. The detained journalists should be released immediately, and the grounds for their detentions should be made public," said a union representative.
25 July 2023
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'Retweet' detentions: One journalist remanded in custody, three released
The journalist who reported about married judge and prosecutor presiding over the same trial has been remanded in custody for "marking counterterrorism officials as a target."
25 July 2023
Ruken Tuncel
Women's organizations stand by Evrim Kepenek and Sibel Yükler
Women's organizations shared tweets in reaction to the detention of bianet women and LGBTI+ editor Evrim Kepenek and T24 editor Sibel Yükler and requested that all detained journalists be released.
25 July 2023
Five journalists, including bianet editor, detained over 'retweets,' lawyer reveals
The journalists are being accused of "revealing the identity of a public official" and "marking an official as a target," their lawyer has said.
25 July 2023
Ruken Tuncel
bianet editor Evrim Kepenek detained in police raid on her home
Kepenek is bianet's women and LGBTI+ rights editor. The police searched her home while her attorney was not present at the scene.
25 July 2023
Diyarbakır radio station faces repeated sabotage attempts as chief editor protests authorities
Unknown individuals cut off the cables of the station and stole equipment in recurring acts, says the chief editor of the outlet.
25 July 2023
Zeynep Akat
Three journalists detained in raids in Ankara, İzmir
Delal Akyüz, Fırat Can Aslan and Sibel Yükler were apprehended during raids in the morning.
25 July 2023
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Courts block access to hundreds of news pieces about Erdoğan's sons
The blocked news pieces include domestic and international corruption allegations against Bilal Erdoğan and the 1998 killing of a singer, for which Burak Erdoğan stood trial.
24 July 2023
'Relations of interest seriously harm freedom of expression'
Prof. Dr. Eser Köker criticized both the Republican People's Party and Halk TV for the deal between the two organizations and said the agreement was ethically concerning.
24 July 2023
Hikmet Adal
Meeting Sevda Alankuş, a Turkish academic who questions women journalists' position in newsrooms
"Thanks to the influence of consciousness-raising actions of the women’s movement in Turkey where femicide cases that used to be titled 'honor killings,' or 'domestic violence,' are now displaced by “male murder” since the previous ones legitimized the violence," says Alankuş.
23 July 2023
Nadezda Azhgikhina
Meeting Nadezda Azhgikhina, a dissident Russian journalist: On Fetisov Journalism Awards
"We get a comprehensive picture of today's world, with all diversities and details that are usually far from mainstream media, we see faces and hear voices of people from all parts of the globe," Azhgikhina says about the award.
23 July 2023
Sevda Alankuş
Investigation concludes for two Kurdish journalists in pre-trial detention
Dicle Müftüoğlu and Sedat Yılmaz were remanded in custody in an investigation based in Ankara.
21 July 2023
RSF urges Turkey to stop expelling Syrian journalists
While the formal reason for detentions and deportations is usually expired papers, the underlying reason is a shift in Turkey's policies towards Syria, says the group.
21 July 2023
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