Turkey deported BBC journalist due to reports
Jiyar Gol, BBC World Bilingual correspondent and filmmaker, tweeted on Friday that he was detained by police at İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport and then deported from…
Freedom of speech in Turkey
Turkey: Italian journalist was released
An Italian journalist arrested in Turkey while researching refugees near the Syrian border has been freed after two weeks in detention, Italy’s foreign ministry said…
Erdogan says that imprisoned German journalist is a terror agent
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has accused a jailed Turkish-German journalist of being a terrorist agent, comments which are likely to cause further unease in Berlin…
War of words between Germany and Turkey escalates
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she respects local leaders’ decisions to cancel Turkish political rallies, despite Turkish government anger. There was a bomb scare at…
Turkey arrests German reporter – Video
Turkish authorities have formally arrested a reporter for a prominent German newspaper (Die Welt) who has been critical of the ruling AK party. Deniz Yucel,…
’Insulting’ Erdogan on social media – Canadian arrested in Turkey
A Canadian woman has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly insulting the country’s president in comments posted on Facebook, her Turkish lawyer said Thursday. Ece…
Istanbul: Journalist Ahmet Şık detained
Police detained prominent Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık in Istanbul on Dec. 29 as part of an investigation launched by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office. Şık…
Who forbids Turkish couples from moaning during sex?
It’s long been said that government has no business in people’s bedrooms. Government, however, hasn’t always agreed. But this time, at least, it appears to be…