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Erdoğan lost, Erdoğan Won: headlines in Turkey after elections

Erdoğan lost, Erdoğan Won: headlines in Turkey after elections

Different newspapers give different perspectives on Sunday's results.

15 May 2023 Wouter Massink

Public ad bans on three daily newspapers

Public ad bans on three daily newspapers

The BİK has implemented previous fines against two newspapers while imposing another a new fine on another one.

28 September 2021

‘We survive the pandemic thanks to Somalians’

SHOPKEEPERS DENOUNCE THE ATTACK

‘We survive the pandemic thanks to Somalians’

The neighboring shopkeepers condemn the attack on the shops of Somalians in Ankara in mid-April. They say that the streets where the attack occurred are so busy thanks to the shops of Somalians, adding that they also benefit from this.

6 May 2021 Cansu Acar

Minister offers no explanation for 14.5 million lira tax fine on pro-opposition newspaper

Minister offers no explanation for 14.5 million lira tax fine on pro-opposition newspaper

"The fines imposed on newspapers and televisions that pursue the truth both destroy freedom of the press and take away our right to information," MP Çakırözer has said.

Cumhuriyet, Sözcü journalists acquitted of 'disclosing identity of counterterrorism officials'

Cumhuriyet, Sözcü journalists acquitted of 'disclosing identity of counterterrorism officials'

Two journalists stood trial because of a news report revealing that the prosecutor of a case against Sözcü had a previous conviction.

Daily Sözcü ordered to reinstate, pay compensation to unionized journalists

Daily Sözcü ordered to reinstate, pay compensation to unionized journalists

Three members of the Journalists' Union of Turkey were dismissed from the newspaper in 2018.

19 February 2021

Prison sentences upheld in trial of Sözcü newspaper

Prison sentences upheld in trial of Sözcü newspaper

The local court previously ruled that Emin Çölaşan and Necati Doğru should be sentenced to 3 years, 6 months, 15 days; Mustafa Çetin and Metin Yılmaz to 3 years, 4 months; Yücel Arı, Gökmen Ulu and Yonca Yücekaleli to 2 years, 1 month in prison.

14 October 2020

Turkey's media authority fines TLC TV over program featuring LGBTI+ parents

Turkey's media authority fines TLC TV over program featuring LGBTI+ parents

Depicting two women as "parents" was against the society's "spiritual values," according to the RTÜK.

7 People Sentenced to Prison in Sözcü Newspaper Case

7 People Sentenced to Prison in Sözcü Newspaper Case

In the daily Sözcü trial, columnists Çölaşan and Doğru have been sentenced to 3 years, 6 months, 15 days; editors-in-chief Çetin and Yılmaz to 3 years, 4 months; coordinator Arı, reporter Ulu and Yücekaleli to 2 years, 1 month for “aiding the FETÖ.”

27 December 2019