MLSA takes RTÜK’s censorship directive to Council of State
İstanbul – The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has announced that it will be challenging the ...
SETA report targeting journalists is free speech, prosecutors say
A Turkish prosecutor says pro-government think-tank SETA’s report suggesting foreign media outlets and the journalists they employ ...
Constitutional Court postpones Academics for Peace meeting as the Ministry delays submitting an opinion
Ankara – Constitutional Court’s First Chamber met to review the individual applications of ten “Academics for Peace” ...
Joint statement: “We stand united against efforts to destroy civil society”
A group of human rights advocacy organizations held a press conference on 27 February at 10:30 at ...
Trial of Veysel Ok outside the jurisdiction of court, says new judge
Judge sidesteps charges in the ‘demeanıng judiciary’ trial of media lawyer Veysel Ok, refers case to another ...
Hearing of Boğaziçi University students was adjourned until March
Emrah Tüncer, İstanbul – The mass hearing of 29 students from Boğaziçi University over a protest criticizing ...
Verdict in Lawyer Veysel Ok’s ‘insulting judiciary’ case expected tomorrow
Lawyer Veysel Ok, who defends many journalists and writers in various freedom of expression trials in Turkey, ...
Veysel Ok appears before judge on charges of “insulting judiciary”
Freedom of expression and press lawyer Veysel Ok appeared before a Turkish Court on 9 May on ...
Free speech lawyer Veysel Ok on trial for criticizing Turkish judiciary
Veysel Ok, one of Turkey’s leading media lawyers who also defends German newspaper Die Welt’ correspondent Deniz Yücel, will ...
DİHA journalist Mehmet Sıddık Damar arrested over tweets
Mehmet Sıddık Damar, a reporter for the Dicle News Agency which was shut down under a cabinet ...
