Turkey: Cumhuriyet convictions a further blow to the rule of law
UPDATE: The Supreme Court suspended the sentence and released five former employees of Cumhuriyet Newspaper Musa Kart, Güray Öz, Hakan…
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Turkey: A trial where the ‘crime’ is journalism and the only ‘evidence’ is journalistic activities
Joint Statement on the Cumhuriyet trial: 28 media freedom and freedom of expression organisations call on the institutions of the…
Turkey: Cumhuriyet journalists and executives heavily convicted for changes in “editorial policy”
On Wednesday (25/05/2018), the court in Silivri (Turkey) severely convicted 13 journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet to…
Turkey: Two Cumhuriyet journalists released, newspaper’s chairman still detained
On Friday 9 March, A Turkish court has released on bail two journalists who were held for over a year…
European Parliament resolution on the current human rights situation in Turkey
During the European Parliament plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs voted a resolution on the current human rights…
Turkey: Four Cumhuriyet journalists ordered to remain in prison
At a hearing on 25 December 2017, a Turkish judge ordered four journalists and senior staff from the newspaper Cumhuriyet…
13 organisations intervene on cases of detained Turkish journalists before the European Court of Human Rights
Leading freedom of expression organisations have submitted third-party interventions in ten cases against jailed Turkish journalists to which the European Court…
Pre-trial detention extended for Cumhuriyet journalists despite clear demonstrations
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) condemn the court’s decision to maintain the five Cumhuriyet journalists and media workers…
Turkish court frees seven jailed journalists
The trial, which began on Monday 24 July, involved 17 Cumhuriyet journalists and executives wrongfully accused of secretly supporting the…
Turkey: Press freedom on trial
The EFJ is closely following the proceedings that started on Monday 24 July in Istanbul against 17 prominent journalists, editors…
Turkey: Cumhuriyet journalists face trial on 24 July
The trial involving 17 journalists and executives of Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet will start on Monday 24 July at 9:00am in…
Oguz Güven, Cumhuriyet online editor-in-chief, arrested for a temporary tweet
On 16 May 2017, the EFJ-IFJ and partner organisations submitted the following alert to the Council of Europe’s platform for…
Turkey: Court acquits 12 journalists in OdaTV case after six-year trial
The European and International Federation of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) welcome the acquittal of all defendants in the Oda TV case, including…
UNHRC: 70 NGOs on the continuous deterioration of media freedom in Turkey
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined the oral statement delivered today (15/03/2017) by PEN International at the UN…
Question to Turkey: Why are these journalists detained without reason?
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) are strongly preoccupied by the ongoing detention without any official explanation of…
Calling Turkish authorities to stop criminalising journalists
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is backing the statement sent by its affiliates TGS, TGC and DISK Basin-Is calling…
