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Istanbul courthouse bribery claims being probed: Minister
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has confirmed that three inspectors have been deployed to investigate allegations of bribery and irregularities within an Istanbul courthouse.
Turkey's fresh ban pushes social media giants to remove content
Turkish authorities have blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over their initial refusal to remove photos of a prosecutor who was taken hostage by militants in Istanbul. After hours, the ban on Facebook and Twitter has been been lifted as both websites complied with the court ruling.
Twitter withholds scores of tweets after Turkish court ruling on journalists
Twitter has withheld scores of tweets from Turkish journalists and media outlets, after a court ruling issued over a complaint filed by a judge on the grounds that his personal rights were damaged by a news story shared through the social media platform.
Turkish court orders arrest of four suspects in media operation
An Istanbul court has ordered the arrest of four of the 12 suspects, including Samayolu TV's head, who were detained in a Dec. 14 police operation on media groups linked to U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.
Eight suspects, including Zaman Editor-in-Chief Ekrem Dumanlı, have been released. The court, however, imposed a travel ban on Dumanlı.