İlhan Çomak: When in prison, poetry, too, is confined
“I have never self-censored my poetry, neither has my poetry ever been censored; I actually hear that officials here quite like it”
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Three journalists remain behind bars as their trial on “Disclosing identity of MİT official” charge begins; Kaftancıoğlu’s sentence upheld
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Four HRDs handed down prison sentences in "Büyükada trial”; T24’s Doğan Akın acquitted; journalist Cihan Acar sent to prison
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Ceren Aslan’s sentence upheld; actors Akpınar, Gezen charged with “insulting the president”; Communications Director files lawsuit against Cumhuriyet.
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Prosecutor seeks conviction for Mehmet Baransu and Murat Şevki Çoban on three charges; Deniz Yücel handed down prison sentence for “propaganda”
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Aziz Oruç ordered to remain behind bars; Justice Commission approves AKP’s social media draft law; Mehmet Baransu handed down 19.5 years in prison
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Journalist Yıldız faces terrorism-related charges; Parliament passes social media bill; appeal against Kılınç, Pehlivan, Ağırel’s detention rejected.
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Trial of former Taraf journalists adjourned until October; websites of Özgürüz Radyo and JinNews blocked; thousands of social media users investigated
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RTÜK fines 5 TV channels; journalist assaulted in Bursa; access to dozens of online content blocked; Hakan Aygün arrested twice over same post
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Journalist Erkan Akkuş jailed; Özgür Boğatekin sent to prison; Can Ataklı charged with “insulting the president”; Tele 1 fined over Evrensel video
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Journalist Rawin Sterk released at first hearing; Diken executives acquitted in “Fuat Avni” trial; Tele 1 broadcast suspended for 5 days
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Ahmet Altan marks 4 years behind bars; 5 journalists sentenced for “exposing” MİT operative; Müyesser Yıldız ordered to pay compensation
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Journalists Faruk Bostan, Bülent Karagöz jailed; new indictment issued against Osman Kavala; Selda Manduz arrested; Nuri Akman faces arrest warrant
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Four journalists jailed in Van; new indictment seeks aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala; Can Dündar’s personal assets seized
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İshak Yasul, Arafat Dayan handed down jail sentences; Özgür Boğatekin faces new indictment; prosecutor seeks conviction for Can Dündar.
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Sabiha Temizkan handed down 15-month sentence; Eren Keskin appears in court over social media posts; prosecutor seeks conviction for Onur Emre Yağan
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Journalists Abdurrahman Gök, Nurcan Yalçın face “terrorism” charges; Hayri Tunç given 2-year sentence; access to JinNews, ETHA, Yeni Demokrasi blocked
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2 journalists sentenced for “insult”; journalist Karakaş jailed; acquittals in Özgür Gündem trial reversed; filmmaker Cebe convicted of “propaganda”
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ECtHR rules Cumhuriyet journalists’ rights violated; journalists Yıldız and Oruç released; Erkan Akkuş charged with “membership of terrorist group”
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JinNews editor Roza Metina arrested; 5 journalists to stand trial for covering Mardin protest; BirGün editors acquitted of “insulting public official”
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Mehmet Baransu sentenced to 17 years in prison; MA reporter Dindar Karataş jailed, Hakan Yalçın arrested; Davut Uçar, Kesire Önel taken into custody
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Velat Öztekin, Dicle Müftüoğlu sentenced for “propaganda”; Alican Uludağ’s trial over Twitter post begins; court upholds convictions in Büyükada trial
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Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison; appellate court upholds Özgür Paksoy’s sentence; case against Ferhat Parlak dismissed
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Osman Kavala remains behind bars as his “coup” trial begins; MA reporter Zeynep Durgut arrested; trial of Cumhuriyet journalists gets underway
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Can Dündar sentenced to 27.5 years; Supreme Court upholds 3 convictions in Zaman trial; Dindar Karataş charged with “membership of terrorist group”
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Top Court rejects Osman Kavala’s application; journalist Mazlum Dolan sentenced to 7.5 years in prison; RTÜK exclusively fined opposition TVs in 2020
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MA reporter Mehmet Aslan jailed; journalist Ayten Akgün given 11-month sentence; top court rules house arrest violated Şahin Alpay’s right to liberty
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ETHA reporter Pınar Gayıp arrested; journalist Özgür Boğatekin handed down 18-month sentence; prosecutor seeks life sentence for Mustafa Gökkılıç
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Court overturns acquittals in Gezi trial; journalist Bulut sentenced at first hearing; ECtHR: Atilla Taş’s detention violated his right to liberty
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Turkey ranks first in violations of freedom of expression; comedian sentenced over onstage remarks; 1 employee sentenced, 4 acquitted in Van TV trial
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"Coup" case against Osman Kavala merged with Gezi trial; journalists İdris Sayılğan, Alican Uludağ sentenced; journalist Berat Gonca sent to prison
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Cenk Yiğiter’s sentence upheld; prosecutor seeks conviction for Arif Aslan; Evrensel’s Görkem Kınacı to stand trial; Ayşen Şahin, Ahmet Takan detained
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Four sentenced in Özgür Gündem trial; Professor Fincancı fined for “insulting Erdoğan”; five journalists charged with “membership in terrorist group”
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Turkey among not free countries in Freedom House report; journalist Mustafa Gökkılıç sentenced, released; case file sent to prosecutor in Taraf trial
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Yıldız and Dükel sentenced; appellate court reverses judgments in Özgürlükçü Demokrasi trial; three journalists sentenced for “terrorism propaganda”
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Journalists Hakan Aygün, Ali Ergin Demirhan sentenced; students appear in court over Boğaziçi exhibition; HDP’s Gergerlioğlu stripped of MP status
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Journalist Perihan Kaya sentenced for “propaganda”; journalist Ruhi Karadağ imposed travel ban; French journalist Mercadier denied entry to Turkey
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Four journalists jailed in Van released; Nagehan Alçı fined for “insulting” judge; actress Nilüfer Aydan sentenced for “insulting the president”
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Ali Ergin Demirhan indicted twice over a Twitter post; Melis Alphan stands trial over Newroz photo; Oktay Candemir charged with “propaganda”
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Ahmet Altan released after 4.5 years behind bars; ECtHR issues long-awaited Ahmet Altan and Murat Aksoy judgments; retrial of Zaman columnists begins
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ECtHR’s Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık judgments become final; İnci Aydın acquitted at her second hearing; Turkey ranks 153rd in World Press Freedom Index
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Bülent Şık’s conviction overturned; BirGün editor charged with “insulting public official”; five journalists stand trial for covering 2019 protest
View Article“This is the only truth in this land”
Eren Keskin delivers the annual Mehmet Ali Birand Lecture on World Press Freedom Day 2021; at least 68 journalists are behind bars in Turkey
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Ekaterina Kotrikadze delivers P24's World Press Freedom Day lecture in honor of Mehmet Ali Birand
View ArticleChina’s Turning Point?: 20th Communist Party Congress
People over the age of 68 cannot enter or have to resign from the PSC, though the rule isn’t expected to apply to Xi.
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P24 Co-Founder Andrew Finkel delivers the tenth annual Mehmet Ali Birand Lecture on 3 May World Press Freedom Day 2023
View ArticleKilicdaroglu’s “New Silk Road” Project
If Kilicdaroglu becomes the President, we shall witness an interesting model that “the West and the East” as the equal priorities of Turkey.
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