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JOURNALIST ULUDAĞ CASE SHUTTLES BETWEEN ANKARA AND ISTANBUL
An Istanbul court accepted an indictment against DW Turkish correspondent Alican Uludağ, ruled it had no jurisdiction over the case, and then transferred the file to Ankara.
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CAN HOLDING FIGURES RELEASED UNDER HOUSE ARREST
Following the appointment of trustees to companies linked to Can Holding, including major media outlets, two senior figures in the ongoing investigation have been released under house arrest.
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DRUG OPERATIONS RESUME, CELEBRITIES AND BUSINESS LEADERS DETAINED
Turkish authorities launched a new anti-drug operation on March 25, detaining high-profile figures from the worlds of sports, business, and entertainment. The raids marked the end of a brief lull in such operations following the appointment of the new interior and justice ministers in February.
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ERDOĞAN’S SIMIT CALCULUS COLLAPSES — NOW DIVIDED BY THREE
Economic hardship has long been measured through the humble simit -— the sesame-covered circular bread sometimes called the Turkish bagel. Now the ruling AKP is being accused of shrinking even that symbol. Once used by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to show that a family could not afford a single simit and tea with the minimum wage, the calculation has taken a new turn: a simit divided into three.
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CRACKDOWN ON HAIR-BRAIDING CAMPAIGN
A symbolic protest emerged after images circulated on social media showing the cut hair of a woman allegedly killed in Syria, in areas formerly under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The images sparked a wave of solidarity in Turkey, where activists, health workers, and even a football club adopted hair-braiding as a form of protest—prompting legal and political repercussions.
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NEW OPPOSITION TV CHANNEL TAKES SHAPE AS KOZA TV OPENS ISTANBUL HUB
Adana-based local Koza TV is preparing to establish a new Istanbul broadcasting hub, with recruitment underway, an effort to launch a new opposition channel with the support of the CHP.
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PRO-GOVERNMENT JOURNALISTS WARN OF DIGITAL THREAT
After opposition media outlets closed one after another amid economic hardship, driven by changing policies of digital platforms — especially Google — prominent figures in pro-government media began voicing similar concerns.
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MONEY-LAUNDERING PROBE EXPANDS TO SHUTTERED EKOL TV
Turkish prosecutors have opened a money-laundering investigation into Ekol TV, expanding scrutiny that has already targeted Can Medya, Flash Haber, and Gain Medya.
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WATCHDOG FINES TURKEY’S TOP-RATED PRIME-TIME TV SERIES
Turkey’s broadcast watchdog has imposed heavy fines on three major television channels over their most-watched programs, citing viewer complaints and alleged violations of family values and public morality.
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CONCEPT OF THE YEAR: DIGITAL CONSCIENCE
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said, “digital conscience” was selected as the Word/Concept of the Year for 2025 following a public vote organized by the Turkish Language Association (TDK), despite the term not being widely used in daily language.
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LACK OF RULING POLITICIANS ON TV FUELS DEBATE INSIDE PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA
A war of words broke out in the pro-government media, as prominent figures from the Demirören Group, which owns Hürriyet and CNN Türk, started questioning why they have been speaking on behalf of the ruling AKP.
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HABERTÜRK TV EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ARRESTED AMID DRUGS PROBE
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched a narcotics investigation that led to the arrest of eight people including Habertürk Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Akif Ersoy and some anchors.