The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned Turkey’s closure of pro-Kurdish newspaper Özgür Gündem for allegedly spreading propaganda on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), emphasising that reporting on terrorists is not the same as endorsing them. An Istanbul court yesterday ordered the newspaper temporarily suspended, saying that it repeatedly spread PKK propaganda […]

Turkey imprisoned 23 journalists this weekend amid an ongoing purge purportedly targeting those linked to the July 15 coup attempt, while its president, citing the country’s unity in the wake of the failed bid, said he was withdrawing all insult complaints he has filed against detractors. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the one-time gesture was intended […]

Turkish authorities today issued warrants to detain* for another 47 journalists, the second wave targeting media amid an ongoing purge by the government following the failed July 15 coup. The warrants target 47 former executives of the Zaman media group, which the government seized in March over its alleged connections to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah […]

Amid an ongoing purge, Turkish authorities today issued 42 warrants to detain* journalists with alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric the government accuses of orchestrating the failed July 15 coup. The AP reported that authorities had detained five of the journalists and that another 31 academics had been taken into custody. Initial reports suggested that one […]