Editor-in-chief arrested over tweet
Bülent Keneş, the editor-in-chief of Turkey's leading English daily, Today's Zaman, was arrested on Friday in İstanbul over his tweets allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In the run-up...
View Article’This is not democracy,’ US official says after Keneş’s arrest
"This is not [a] democracy," a senior US official has said after the arrest of Turkish journalist Bülent Keneş in a first official reaction from the US side. Keneş, editor-in-chief of this newspaper,...
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Politicians denounce Keneş’s arrest, call it unlawful
Lawmakers from three key opposition parties have joined the ever-growing chorus of condemnations regarding the arrest of Today's Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş, with many saying that his arrest is...
View ArticleTurkish Journalists’ Union, politicians denounce arrest warrant for Keneş
Reactions began pouring in against a local court decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of Today’s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş on Friday, with opposition politicians and the Turkish...
View ArticleAFSV Statement on the Arrest of Today’s Zaman Editor
The Alliance for Shared Values strongly deplores the Erdogan regime’s politically-motivated actions to squash media freedom. These disgraceful actions are the latest attempts by President Erdogan and...
View ArticleFellow journalists, political analysts tweet solidarity with Keneş
Journalists, political analysts and intellectuals have made statements in solidarity with Bülent Keneş, the editor-in-chief of Today's Zaman, who was arrested on Friday evening for allegedly insulting...
View ArticleInt’l press organizations call for release of journalist Keneş, condemn arrest
New York-based press advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately release Today's Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş, condemning the arrest...
View ArticleUS expresses concern after Keneş’s arrest, calls on Turkey to respect media...
The United States has expressed concern after the arrest of Today's Zaman chief editor Bülent Keneş and called on Turkey to respect media freedoms at a time of "increasing number of investigations"...
View ArticleEU, US slam journalist Keneş’s arrest
The arrest of Today's Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş late on Friday in İstanbul has sparked international condemnation, prompting the US and the EU to express dismay over the abysmal state of press...
View ArticleWhy did Turkey quickly slide into authoritarianism?
Sevgi Akarçeşme I am writing this column only hours after witnessing Bülent Keneş, the editor-in-chief of Today’s Zaman, arrested in the newspaper building over his allegedly insulting tweets about...
View ArticleAFSV Statement on Ankara Attacks
The Alliance for Shared Values deplores the bombing attacks perpetrated against peaceful protesters today in Ankara. We are deeply saddened by the increasing number of losses and injuries and offer our...
View ArticleBefore and after the carnage…
Nazlı Ilıcak A cortege that gathered at Ankara’s main train station junction for a Peace Rally was bombed. It is a terrible event, similar to what happened in Suruç. The same dark actors were involved...
View ArticlePoliticians need to take responsibility
Erhan Başyurt Turkey seems to have entered a dark tunnel where both freedoms and security are being compromised. Since the June 7th elections: security officers are being killed, while civilians being...
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Teledünya, Kablo TV remove critical TV stations from air
Teledünya and Kablo TV, digital satellite platforms which use the satellite company Türksat's infrastructure halted the broadcast of TV stations which are known for their critical stance towards the...
View ArticleTurkey is not a gentle, thornless rose garden for Erdoğan
Cafer Solgun Today's Zaman is Turkey's leading, most prestigious English-language newspaper. Our successful Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş had become accustomed to spending a great deal of his time in...
View ArticleJournalists and terrorists
Mümtazer Türköne Bloodshed by terrorists becomes easier when democracy is not functioning and fundamental rights and freedoms are restricted. In such cases, protectors are hindered while dogs are...
View ArticleInvestment stalls as Erdogan clamps down on critics
A political struggle between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his opponents has begun to spill over into the country's business community, heightening social tensions and dampening investor...
View ArticleErdoğan destroys the last shred of legitimacy
Adem Yavuz Arslan When one of the bloodiest terror attacks in our history occurred on Saturday morning in Ankara, Today’s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş was arrested at the İstanbul Courthouse for...
View ArticleJournalist Bülent Keneş is political prisoner
Abdullah Bozkurt Bülent Keneş, a veteran journalist of more than 20 years and Today's Zaman's editor-in-chief of eight years, was unlawfully arrested on trumped-up charges last Friday and is a...
View ArticleVeteran journalist Koru: I was grossly mistaken about President Erdoğan
Veteran journalist and Habertürk columnist Fehmi Koru said during an interview he was mistaken about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since Erdoğan has demonstrated during the course of his presidency...
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