Written by : Baris Altintas
The bloody consequences of Turkey’s clashes with the Kurds
In September, two men were abducted, beaten and thrown from a helicopter. One died, the other hospitalised. Journalists reporting the story have been targeted too اسحق كاراكش: الصحفي الذي سجن لتغريده عن عملية عفرين التركية
الصحفي اليمني عبد العزيز محمد الصبري يشرح مخاطر العمل الصحفي في بلده. أجرت المقابلة لورا سيلفيا باتاجليا İshak Karakaş: Imprisoned for tweeting about Turkey’s Afrin operation
According to the Turkish interior ministry, as of 27 February, 845 people had been detained by police for criticising the Afrin operation 
Academic freedom under assault in Turkey’s courts
Over 1,100 academics are facing trial in the wake of the failed July 2016 coup in Turkey. Osman Kavala’s arrest: A new low in Turkey’s descent
What makes Kavala’s arrest so pervasive is that it sends the message that the government has not been satisfied by the level of the crackdown it has already imposed on civil society Turkey: Court rules that Cumhuriyet journalists will remain under arrest
The Cumhuriyet trial resumed on 11 September. The court issued an interim ruling to keep five defendants in prison. Cumhuriyet: A pained history of suppression, assassinations and betrayal
The trial of Cumhuriyet journalists and executives resumes on 11 September. It is more than likely that some of the newspaper’s former executives will testify against them, but neither imprisonment nor backstabbing is new in Cumhuriyet’s strained 93-year existence. Cumhuriyet journalists: Imprisoned for changing editorial policy
Cumhuriyet journalists and executives face trial beginning Monday 24 July for abetting the failed 15 July 2016 coup against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey: The wife of imprisoned journalist Murat Aksoy tells of his ordeal
Journalist Murat Aksoy has been detained in Turkey's post-coup crackdown. His wife Şehriban tells how the arrests have taken a toll on her family. 
