Imprisoned journalist Müftüoğlu nominated for the Most Resilient Journalist Award bianet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bianet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
15 journalists, media worker jailed under pre-trial arrest in Turkey - Committee to Protect Journalists cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A court in Diyarbakır ordered the arrests of the 16 on 15 June. The specifics of the charges are unclear due to a gag order on the investigation, but all those detained were questioned about their journalistic activities.
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the refusal by a public office to register a baby with the name “Ciwan” which contains the Kurdish letter “W” was constitutional, reports Medya News.