Three students arrested over banners 'insulting' Erdogan

Three students arrested over banners 'insulting' Erdogan

Three newly graduated university students at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara, four according to other sources, were arrested for carrying banners that, according to a statement from the public prosecutor's office on 7 July, insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The statement did not initially specify which posters were the reason

Musa Kart, winner of the International Press Cartoon Award

Musa Kart, winner of the International Press Cartoon Award

Short documentary on Kart Muse produced by Cartooning for Peace. In the video, the author explains, among other things, his sentimental relationship with cartooning and thanks readers and "the cartoonist family of the world" for the support he received during the time he spent in prison and continues to receive during the long

Turkey sentences 14 journalists from Cumhuriyet newspaper to prison on terrorism charges

Turkey sentences 14 journalists from Cumhuriyet newspaper to prison on terrorism charges

Turkey sentences 14 journalists of the daily Cumhuriyet to prison for terrorism. A court in Istanbul convicted 14 employees of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from two and a half to seven and a half years on charges of supporting, through their reporting, organisations that Turkey considers