July 22, 2025 – Turkey – Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Erdoğan, has confirmed he […]
June 26, 2025 – Turkey – Mesopotamia Agency reporter Zeynep Durgut, known for her fearless coverage of Kurdish communities in southeastern Turkey, now faces intimidation after […]
June 12, 2025 – Turkey – Turkish authorities released two journalists—Rahime Karvar and Reyhan Hacıoğlu—from pretrial detention stemming from a broad investigation into media outlets in […]
June 02, 2025 – Turkey – Turkish journalist Elif Akgül has been released after spending 101 days in pretrial detention at Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison. Her […]
April 25, 2025 – Turkey – Turkish journalist and political commentator Özlem Gürses has been sentenced to prison and placed under house arrest for remarks made […]
April 09, 2025 – Sweden/Turkey – In April 2025, Turkish courts upheld the pretrial detention of two journalists—Swedish reporter Kaj Joakim Medin and Turkish broadcaster Sedef […]
April 7, 2025 – Turkey – Elif Akgül, a freelance journalist and former editor at bianet, has been in pretrial detention in Turkey since February 21, […]
March 18, 2025 – Turkey – Belgian journalist and documentary filmmaker Chris Den Hond was denied entry into Turkey upon arrival at Istanbul Airport and subsequently […]
March 04, 2025 – Turkey – In a case raising significant concerns about freedom of expression and the independence of legal institutions in Turkey, Istanbul Bar […]