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Kurdish journalist dies after injury in suspected Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq

Kurdish journalist dies after injury in suspected Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq

A vehicle carrying journalists was hit by a drone strike while traveling on the Sinjar-Mosul road.

Reports: Turkey's drone strike kills, injures media workers in northern Syria

Reports: Turkey's drone strike kills, injures media workers in northern Syria

The journalist who was targeted in the strike was covering the killing of two Kurdish leaders in a previous drone strike back in June.

CPJ says Türkiye should investigate killing of journalist in Syria airstrikes

CPJ says Türkiye should investigate killing of journalist in Syria airstrikes

In response to the İstanbul bombing on November 13, Türkiye carried out widespread airstrikes targeting the PKK in Iraq and Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria.

23 November 2022

Assassinated journalist Musa Anter's family applies to top court following dismissal of case

Assassinated journalist Musa Anter's family applies to top court following dismissal of case

The case concerning the Kurdish journalist's 1992 assassination was dropped due to the statute of limitations last month.

21 October 2022

Killed Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel's funeral held under heavy police presence

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

Remarks of senior diplomat about killing of Kurdish journalist on parliamentary agenda

Remarks of senior diplomat about killing of Kurdish journalist on parliamentary agenda

Responding to a question about the killing of Nagihan Akarsel in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Türkiye's ambassador to Iraq had said, "The PKK and centers with connections to the PKK are targets."

11 October 2022

RSF condemns murder of journalist Nagihan Akarsel

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.

Kurdistan police detain murder suspect of journalist Nagihan Akarsel

Kurdistan police detain murder suspect of journalist Nagihan Akarsel

Akarsel was assassinated in front of her home yesterday.

Türkiye's interior minister marks Saudi Day at consulate where Khashoggi was murdered

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

Returning to the scene

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Returning to the scene

MBS pays a “not too kind” visit to Turkey after years-long rift • Every single LGBTI+ event gets banned in Pride Month • Journalists continue protesting arrests, new bill • Wildfire season starts in the Aegean Region

27 June 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Condemning the journalist to univocality? Not that easy!

BIA MEDIA MONITOR / JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2022

Condemning the journalist to univocality? Not that easy!

According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report, at least six journalists and one media outlet were attacked and Ses Kocaeli Newspaper’s owner Arslan was killed in an armed attack in the first 3 months of 2022. Happy World Press Freedom Day!

3 May 2022 Erol Önderoğlu

'Erdoğan bows before Saudis who dismembered a person in our country'

CHP LEADER KILIÇDAROĞLU

'Erdoğan bows before Saudis who dismembered a person in our country'

Weeks after handing over the Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia, the president paid a visit to the country to meet its king and crown prince.

Administrative court rejects appeal against transfer of Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia

Administrative court rejects appeal against transfer of Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia

An administrative court has found Hatice Cengiz's appeal inadmissible. There is another appeal that has not yet been decided on.

Khashoggi's fiancee appeals against court verdict passing murder case to Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi's fiancee appeals against court verdict passing murder case to Saudi Arabia

"It is clear that a fair trial will not be held by the Saudi authorities, and this is mentioned even in the indictment in Turkey," the lawyer of Hatice Cengiz has stated.

Killed journalist Metin Göktepe's vest given to his mother 26 years later

Killed journalist Metin Göktepe's vest given to his mother 26 years later

Göktepe was killed by police officers while he was working. During the ceremony of the journalism awards named after him, a former colleague of his gave the vest to his mother.

Turkey’s handing over the Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia is a ‘disgrace’

CHP CHAIR KILIÇDAROĞLU

Turkey’s handing over the Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia is a ‘disgrace’

Main opposition CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu has talked about Turkey’s decision to transfer the trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia: “You have handed over the prestige of the court and the nation and your sovereignty right.”

Khashoggi murder: Justice minister says he had no option but to pass the case to Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi murder: Justice minister says he had no option but to pass the case to Saudi Arabia

Minister Bozdağ has said that he acted in accordance with the law as the defendants could not be brought before the court in Turkey.

Murderers not to stand trial: Jamal Khashoggi case handed over to Saudi Arabia

Murderers not to stand trial: Jamal Khashoggi case handed over to Saudi Arabia

Upon the approval of the Justice Ministry, the high criminal court has relocated the trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in İstanbul to Saudi Arabia.

Jamal Khashoggi murder | Prosecutor wants the file to be handed over to Saudi Arabia

Jamal Khashoggi murder | Prosecutor wants the file to be handed over to Saudi Arabia

In the trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from Saudi Arabia, the country has requested that the file be handed over to them and the red notice on the defendants be removed. The request will be asked to the Justice Ministry.

Musa Anter murder case | ‘Ministry of Justice hinders progress in the file’

Musa Anter murder case | ‘Ministry of Justice hinders progress in the file’

Prosecutor demanded that Yıldırım, the only arrested defendant later released on probation, be relieved of judicial control measures. Court rejected the request. Ahead of the expiry of statutory limitations in September, the next hearing will be held in June.

Reporters Without Borders: Turkey must act quickly to protect journalists

Reporters Without Borders: Turkey must act quickly to protect journalists

RSF Representative to Turkey Erol Önderoğlu says that “Güngör Arslan’s murder comes as no surprise to anyone because he constantly received threatening messages without eliciting any reaction from the authorities”.

Killing of journalist Güngör Arslan | Number of arrested suspects increases to 7

Killing of journalist Güngör Arslan | Number of arrested suspects increases to 7

With the arrest of five more people over the killing of local journalist Güngör Arslan in Kocaeli, the total number of arrested suspects has increased to seven.

25 February 2022

Two arrested in connection with killing of journalist Güngör Arslan

Two arrested in connection with killing of journalist Güngör Arslan

The journalist who owned a local newspaper in Kocaeli, northwestern Turkey, was shot dead in his office last week.

24 February 2022

Journalist Güngör Arslan killed in an armed attack in Kocaeli province

'TWO PEOPLE INSTIGATED ME'

Journalist Güngör Arslan killed in an armed attack in Kocaeli province

Released in September 2021 in the trial where he was facing “blackmail" charges, Kocaeli Ses newspaper’s owner Güngör Arslan has lost his life in an armed attack. A day before, he wrote about a tender at the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality.

21 February 2022

Jamal Khashoggi murder | One of the suspects caught in Paris

Jamal Khashoggi murder | One of the suspects caught in Paris

“It is excellent news that the French police did not turn a blind eye to the presence in France of Khaled al-Otaibi, a suspected member of the team that carried out the Khashoggi murder,” says RSF Secretary General Christophe Deloire.

8 December 2021

Khashoggi's fiancee urges Biden to fulfill his promise about the journalist's death

Khashoggi's fiancee urges Biden to fulfill his promise about the journalist's death

The Saudi journalist who was killed in the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul was commemorated on the thirs anniversary of his death.

29 years without Apê Musa

KURDISH JOURNALIST KILLED IN DİYARBAKIR

29 years without Apê Musa

Kurdish journalist and writer Musa Anter was assassinated in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır 29 years ago today, on September 20. He has been commemorated on the street where he was killed.

20 September 2021

Happy birthday, ahparig* Hrant

Happy birthday, ahparig* Hrant

Journalist Hrant Dink, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Agos newspaper, would be 67 years old today if he had not been assassinated in 2007. The online International Hrant Dink Award ceremony will be held online tonight.

15 September 2021

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

Convicted mob boss Sedat Peker claims to reveal state officials' involvement in the unsolved assassinations of investigative journalists Uğur Mumcu and Kutlu Adalı in the 1990s.

Murder of journalist Hafız Akdemir, Hezbollah and missing guns

BY HIS NEPHEW JOURNALIST POLAT

Murder of journalist Hafız Akdemir, Hezbollah and missing guns

My maternal uncle Hafız Akdemir was massacred in Diyarbakır 29 years ago today. The only witness to the murder was me, the court did not even ask for my statement. Sentenced to life imprisonment, convict C.Y. is among us.

8 June 2021 Veysi Polat

Threat letter that journalist Kutlu Adalı received before his killing has surfaced

Threat letter that journalist Kutlu Adalı received before his killing has surfaced

Adalı's assassination in 1996 is under scrutiny again following mob boss Sedat Peker's allegations in his YouTube videos on state-mafia relations.

Investigation into journalist Kutlu Adalı's killing after confessions of mob boss

Investigation into journalist Kutlu Adalı's killing after confessions of mob boss

In his YouTube videos targeting current and former government officials, Peker explained how he and his brother had been involved in a failed attempt to assassinate the journalist from Cyprus.

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