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Kurdish journalists left without computers after police raid
During the raids where 11 journalists were detained last week, the police also seized all the computers in the office jointly used by the Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS. Now, 10 journalists have only two computers.
1 November 2022
Hikmet Adal
Ill prisoner dies two months after release
Sentenced to life imprisonment, Ehettin Kaynar was hospitalized following his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer.
1 November 2022
Who are the nine arrested Kurdish journalists?
Detained during house raids across six cities, nine journalists working for Kurdish media outlets have been remanded in custody on suspicion of "being a member of a terrorist organization."
31 October 2022
Hikmet Adal
Inflation affects Türkiye's unprecedentedly high prison population
A prisoner says he had not turned himself in at the expense of at extended prison sentence so that he could save money to make ends meet while in prison.
28 October 2022
Rojan Mamo
Now it's the time for 'disinformation' tactics to silence journalism
According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report of the July-August period, 126 media representatives faced trials. In the last three months, at least five media representatives, including three women and one LGBTI+, were detained. The most important agenda of the three months was the "Disinformation Law."
28 October 2022
Erol Önderoğlu
Türkiye to convert notorious prison of 1980s into museum
President Erdoğan announced that Diyarbakır prison, associated with cruel torture in the aftermath of 1980 coup, is closed and will be converted to a museum and a cultural center.
27 October 2022
Detained journalist 'waited for hours to breastfeed newborn baby'
"Also, a 48-day-old baby needs to be breastfed every 2 hours, but Zemo was able to breastfeed the baby six hours later," says the spouse of Zemo Ağgöz, who is one of the 11 Kurdish journalists who were detained in yesterday's raids.
26 October 2022
Ayşegül Özbek
Eleven journalists working for Kurdish outlets detained in 'terror' investigation
The police carried out raids in İstanbul and Ankara, as well as the Kurdish-majority provinces of Diyarbakır, Urfa, Van and Mardin early in the morning.
25 October 2022
İstanbul mayor calls for freedom for Gezi prisoners
Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu shared a video in a tweet with hashtag #GeziyeBinSelam and wrote "Justice will prevail, unlawfulness will end. We want freedom for my colleague Tayfun Kahraman and all Gezi prisoners."
24 October 2022
Pop singer Gülşen appears before court over 'religious schools joke'
Announcing its interim decision, the court ruled that Gülşen's international travel ban should continue.
21 October 2022
Journalist given prison sentence for 'insulting president' over reporting on mafia-state relations
The BirGün journalist was put on trial because of a weekend supplement featuring Erdoğan and Bahçeli's photos with well-known figures of Türkiye's underworld.
21 October 2022
Journalists on 'censorship law': If needed, we will communicate through smoke signals
Several journalists have reflected on the new "disinformation law," and how it would affect their practice.
18 October 2022
Özlem Kara
Sur in name only: How post-conflict reconstruction is changing Diyarbakır
Most of the 20,000 residents that lived in six neighborhoods of Sur were displaced and have relocated to other districts following the 2015-2016 conflict. While many residents wanted to reclaim their homes and workplaces, most eventually sought to settle property disputes through state compensation.
17 October 2022
İnanç Yıldız
Türkiye's new 'disinformation law' explained
Internet news portals and journalists working for them are now subject to the Press Law. "Spreading disinformation" is now an offense with a prison sentence of up to three years.
14 October 2022
Hikmet Adal
Killed Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel's funeral held under heavy police presence
Akarsel was shot dead in Iraqi Kurdistan. Her body was brought to Türkiye by land as the authorities reportedly did not allow air transport. Police blocked the entry of many people to her village to attend the funeral.
13 October 2022
Ruken Tuncel
Police raid journalist Sayime Başçı's home after false 'suicide attack' tip-off
The journalist wasn't at home at the time of the raid. The police found out that she was a journalist only after forcibly entering her apartment.
13 October 2022
Teacher Sibel Balaç released from prison on 298th day of hunger strike
Balaç has been taken under treatment following the court's decision.
13 October 2022
OSCE urges Türkiye to review 'disinformation bill'
Any legislation potentially limiting free speech should strongly respect the principles of necessity and proportionality, and should not unduly hinder the fundamental right to freedom of expression, media freedom of the OSCE has warned.
11 October 2022
'They lured us into a trap that day': Ankara Massacre commemorated across Türkiye
Police restricted the commemoration in Ankara to only the family members of those who lost their lives in the ISIS bombings that claimed 104 lives in 2015. Twenty people were detained.
11 October 2022
Lawyers scrutinize authorities' neglect in Ankara Massacre trial
In a statement marking the seventh anniversary of the bombings that killed 104 people, a commission of lawyers addressed multiple points about the case that have not yet been shed light on.
10 October 2022
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RSF condemns murder of journalist Nagihan Akarsel
Akarsel was killed outside of her home in Iraqi Kurdistan. The RSF points out that she was the fifth Kurdish person from Türkiye to be attacked in Iraqi Kurdistan in a year.
7 October 2022
Altın Portakal Film Festival pays tribute to Gezi convicts Çiğdem Mater, Mine Özerden
Two white plastic chairs with the filmmakers' names stand out during the 59th edition of Türkiye's longest-running and oldest film festival in Antalya.
5 October 2022
Criminal complaint against officer who targeted Diyarbakır's football club over PKK attack
A gendarmerie commander had given a pep talk to the Afyonspor players, telling them to "crush Amedspor" after a PKK attack in Mersin.
4 October 2022
Prisoners at Çorum open prison forced to work but not allowed to study
Three prisoners have been enrolled at a university but are not allowed to attend classes.
30 September 2022
Ayça Söylemez
Emine Erdoğan sues journalist Gökay Başcan for 'insult'
The court has accepted the indictment against the BirGün editor.
27 September 2022
Türkiye's interior minister marks Saudi Day at consulate where Khashoggi was murdered
President of religious affairs and İstanbul governor also attended the reception at the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul.
26 September 2022
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Hunger-striking prisoner Sibel Balaç sent back to prison
Balaç has been on a hunger strike for nearly nine months. She was taken to the hospital on September 7.
26 September 2022
Kurdish author Musa Anter commemorated on 30th anniversary of assassination
Those responsible for Anter's killing have still not been identified, with the statute of limitations in the case concerning the murder expiring today.
20 September 2022
Pop singer Aleyna Tilki's concert canceled for opposing anti-LGBTI+ rally
Tilki was going to perform in a festival in Çorum, northern Türkiye. The district municipality has canceled her concert.
19 September 2022
Police detain nine protesting for mother tongue education in İstanbul
HDP members gathered in front of a primary school to read out a statement demanding mother tongue education rights.
16 September 2022
2022 Hrant Dink Award granted to Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Shaharzad Akbar
In her acceptance speech, Akbar called on the global feminist movement to stand in solidarity with the Afghan people "not to normalize Taliban's misogyny."
16 September 2022
Human rights advocate Eren Keskin gives statement to police over reply to her tweet
"It was a very ironic situation showing the point freedom of expression has come in Türkiye," Keskin has said.
15 September 2022
Evrim Kepenek
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