10 April 2012
Alerts - Turkey
10 April 2012
Turkey
Zarakolu still faces trial on charges that carry a heavy prison sentence, along with scores of other writers and intellectuals who remain imprisoned.
2 April 2012
Turkey
Member of Parliament Serafettin Halis says that every time he made a speech to his constituents, the authorities began another investigation against him.
27 March 2012
Turkey
The attack is reportedly related to a press release in which the association condemned an attack on Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk during Newroz celebrations in Batman.
27 March 2012
Turkey
Professor Büşra Ersanlı is facing up to 22.5 years in jail, while Ragıp Zarakolu could see as many as 15 years behind bars on charges of "aiding and abetting an illegal organisation".
26 March 2012
Turkey
In addition to the month-long ban on
Ozgur Gundem, the Gun Printing Company was raided by the police and two issues of the newspaper were confiscated.
23 March 2012
Turkey
Ahmet Sik is facing an investigation after he criticised the judges and police officers who handled his case.
23 March 2012
Turkey / Netherlands
This is the second time that "Zaman" newspaper's offices have been targeted, and editorial staff suspects it was more than ordinary vandalism.
20 March 2012
Turkey
Ahmet Sik told RSF he is taking the threat seriously and believes it to be the work of “the circles responsible for the conspiracy” that led to his being detained for a year on a terrorism charge.
13 March 2012
Turkey

Four journalists, Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik, and OdaTV writers Çoskun Musluk and Sail Çakir were last night released pending trial in the high-profile OdaTV case; six journalists are still in prison relating to the case.
27 February 2012
Turkey
Oda TV defendant Dogan Yurdakul, who shared a cell with Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik in the Silivri Prison, is suffering from heart disease and kidney failure.
17 February 2012
Turkey / France / Germany
"Zaman" is blaming Kurdish militants for violence in Paris and Cologne, including an arson attack on its offices in the latter city. The newspaper also accused PKK supporters of carrying out prior attacks on its offices in London, Vienna and Zurich.
13 February 2012
Turkey
Seckin Aydogan, of the band Grup Yorum, was arrested after he attended a protest calling for the release of the "Yuruyus" magazine employees.
10 February 2012
Turkey
RSF applauds the move to address major failings in the judicial system and hopes that imprisoned journalists will be released.
2 February 2012
Turkey
Lawyer Efkan Bolac said that individuals could be prosecuted over messages that are posted to Facebook and Twitter.
25 January 2012
Turkey
The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor is investigating books published by Aram Publishing Company, including several books by slain Kurdish poet Musa Anter, on charges of "propaganda for an illegal organisation".
25 January 2012
Turkey
The journalists had their first court hearing recently after 13 months in pre-trial detention.
20 January 2012
Western Europe / Turkey
A Danish court had earlier found Roj TV guilty of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an armed separatist group regarded by Turkey as a terrorist organization.
18 January 2012
Turkey
The six journalists were arrested and detained following a raid on the magazine "Yuruyus" in December 2010.
18 January 2012
Turkey
Five years after the journalist's death, all the defendants were acquitted of charges of membership in a criminal organisation.
12 January 2012
Turkey / Denmark
A Copenhagen court fined Roj TV for violating the Danish anti-terror law but deemed that the television channel should not be shuttered for having allegedly spread propaganda for the PKK.
29 December 2011
Turkey

Nedim Sener and nine other journalists accused in the Oda TV case of aiding a coup plot remained in custody as their trial moved forward.
21 December 2011
Turkey
The crackdown was part of the so-called KCK operation related to the Union of Kurdish Communities (KCK), the umbrella organisation that includes the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
16 December 2011
Turkey
Two lawsuits and seven investigations were opened against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunc in connection to speeches he delivered during the run-up to the general election on 12 June 2011.
29 November 2011
Turkey
A central Internet filtering system, designed "to protect minors from harmful content on the Internet", came into effect on 22 November.
22 November 2011
Turkey
The court denied requests to release Nedim Şener and other journalists from pre-trial detention while another panel reviews a motion to recuse the presiding judge for bias.
18 November 2011
Turkey
The Alternative Information Association and BIANET argue that the filtering proposal constitutes illegal censorship and violates the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
15 November 2011
Turkey
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc announced that plans were under way to include online media under the mandate of the Press Law. The Alternative Information Association has criticised the process by which the bill is being developed, and its scope.
14 November 2011
Turkey
After following up on developments in the government's rescue efforts, Cem Emir and Sebahattin Yılmaz returned to their hotel and were filing reports for DHA when the latest quake occurred.
31 October 2011
Turkey
Ragip Zarakolu and Büşra Ersanlı were detained on 29 October as part of the police's Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) operation. They remain in detention.
27 October 2011
Turkey
Although no charges have been formally declared, it is believed that Deniz Zarakolu is being held as the result of his peaceful exercise of the right to free expression.
25 October 2011
Turkey
The agencies are the main source of news for newspapers and television channels and their statement has created concerns over whether the news is going to be "controlled right from the start".
12 October 2011
Turkey
Hatip Dicle from the Labour, Peace and Democracy Block is facing prison sentences of a total of 10 years on charges related to a book he wrote in 2008 and a speech he made in 2009.
12 October 2011
Turkey
Folk singer Raziye Kizil has been subjected to ongoing judicial harassment for singing Kurdish folk songs; she currently faces a total of 10 years in prison on related charges.
6 October 2011
Turkey
Funda Uncu and Hasan Basri Ciplak are facing charges of "publishing obscenities" for translating and publishing the book "Olum Pornosu"; the work is the Turkish translation of American author Chuck Palahniuk's book "Snuff".
26 September 2011
Turkey
The family and lawyers of slain journalist Hrant Dink walked out of the Istanbul courtroom in protest when the prosecutor began reading his closing speech during the 20th hearing of the case on 19 September.
20 September 2011
Turkey
Baris Yarkadas and Sebnem Korur Fincanci were cleared of insult charges; they had earlier published an article about a physician who refused to recognise signs of torture in detainees.
19 September 2011
Turkey
The students were demonstrating against the Higher Education Council and the ruling Justice and Development Party and were faced with massive police intervention using tear gas and water cannons.
19 September 2011
Turkey
The court ruled that articles published in "Halkin Gunlugu" contained propaganda for a terrorist organisation.
14 September 2011
Turkey
The prison management destroyed an unpublished book by Halil Gundogan because it supposedly "contained objectionable expressions that praised a terrorist organisation."
13 September 2011
Turkey
Hamdullah Kesen and Sehmus Kabak were arrested by officers from the Anti-Terror Unit, who raided several homes on 7 September 2011.
7 September 2011
Turkey
Ferhat Tuzer has been banned from receiving visitors for six months because he sang a folk song.
24 August 2011
Turkey
IPI condemns raids by police on the offices of "Aydinlik" newspaper and the Ulusal Kanal television station, reportedly in connection with the ongoing probe into the "Ergenekon" plot.
12 August 2011
Turkey
The original version of the agency's directive was referred to the Council of State by the human rights website Bianet.org, which questioned its legality.
10 August 2011
Turkey
Mehmet Adiguzel was convicted by the Ankara Special Authority 12th High Criminal Court for shouting a slogan in support of Dev-Sol, a revolutionary group that is no longer active.
3 August 2011
Turkey
Kurdish politician Aysel Tugluk, from Van, was handed a two-year prison sentence for "making propaganda for a terrorist organisation" in one of her speeches.
2 August 2011
Turkey
Mehmet Bayraktar, the lawyer for imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, was charged following a 2009 speech in which he passed on greetings from the imprisoned leader.
27 July 2011
Turkey
The Istanbul court decided on imprisonment of 21.5 years on charges of premeditated murder and an additional 16 months on charges of unlicenced possession of weapons.
22 July 2011
Turkey
"Yeni Demokrat Genclik" has been suspended based on an accusation of "praising crime and a criminal" and "spreading propaganda for the PKK".
22 July 2011
Turkey
The Turkish Revenge Brigade warned the employees of "Evrensel" to leave the country by 15 August or risk attacks.
11 July 2011
Turkey / Cyprus
A gunman tried to enter the offices of "Afrika" newspaper, shot at editor Ali Osman and threatened the life of journalist and publisher Sener Levent.
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