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Neighborhood chief in Elazığ threatens local journalist over critical report

Neighborhood chief in Elazığ threatens local journalist over critical report

Journalist Faik Akgün claims the mukhtar who threatened with death has close ties to a ruling party MP representing Elazığ.

14 November 2024 Hikmet Adal

Bahçeli threatens journalists over former Grey Wolves leader’s murder case

Bahçeli threatens journalists over former Grey Wolves leader’s murder case

The nationalist leader accuses the opposition and the media of unfairly linking his party to the murder of Sinan Ateş.

Freedom of expression groups denounce death threats against journalist Murat Ağırel

Freedom of expression groups denounce death threats against journalist Murat Ağırel

Ağırel has received numerous death threats over the past year, including a masked individual’s claim that his life was put on a contract.

12 September 2024

Journalist Altan Sancar reveals receiving threats on social media

Journalist Altan Sancar reveals receiving threats on social media

An Instagram user sent Sancar a photo featuring bullets on the Turkish flag.

16 January 2024

Chief editor of slain casino boss's newspaper threatens journalist

HALİL FALYALI ASSASSINATION

Chief editor of slain casino boss's newspaper threatens journalist

A casino boss at the center of drug smuggling and blackmailing allegations, Halil Falyalı was shot dead on Tuesday in Northern Cyprus.

11 February 2022

Nationalist Movement Party executive threatens journalist Şirin Payzın on Twitter

Nationalist Movement Party executive threatens journalist Şirin Payzın on Twitter

Payzın has been targeted by the ruling AKP's ally after a comment on the MHP chair's remarks on Victory Day.

1 September 2020