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Journalist Emrullah Acar taken into custody

Journalist Emrullah Acar taken into custody

Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Emrullah Acar was taken into custody in a raid on his house in the early morning hours today, November 19.

19 November 2021

Police raid journalist Hikmet Tunç’s house in Van

Police raid journalist Hikmet Tunç’s house in Van

JinNews news agency has announced that the house of its reporter Hikmet Tunç in Edremit district in eastern province of Van was raided by plain clothes police officers and gendarmerie on the grounds that there was a “bomb call”.

19 November 2021

Report condemns 'increasing violence, threats of security forces against journalists’

Report condemns 'increasing violence, threats of security forces against journalists’

In its monthly report on press freedom in Turkey, the ÇGD criticizes the security forces’ treatment of journalists, underlining that “intimidation practices are implemented especially against members of certain media outlets.”

11 November 2021

Reporters not allowed at Republic Day ceremony, journalist investigated over 'sexual abuse' article

Reporters not allowed at Republic Day ceremony, journalist investigated over 'sexual abuse' article

One journalist was sentenced to prison for "insulting the president," trials of four Özgür Gündem journalists continued.

10 November 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Three times as many men as women work in Turkey's local media

Three times as many men as women work in Turkey's local media

According to the survey of the Media Studies Association, 4,996 people work in 1,222 local media outlets across Turkey. The survey has found that the number of reporters/ camera operators actively reporting news and women workers is highly low.

5 November 2021

54 freedom of expression organizations call for journalist Nedim Türfent’s release

54 freedom of expression organizations call for journalist Nedim Türfent’s release

Today, November 3, marks the 2,000th day of journalist Nedim Türfent’s imprisonment. 54 freedom of expression and human rights organizations around the world have called for his release.

3 November 2021

'58 journalists faced up to 896 years in prison in Turkey in October'

'58 journalists faced up to 896 years in prison in Turkey in October'

The Journalists’ Association has released its report for October 2021: At least 58 journalists and media workers were put on trial, three journalists were sentenced to 2 years, 5 months, 12 days in prison and a fine of 16,600 TRY.

1 November 2021

‘Climate crisis’ call to governments by RSF and journalists

‘Climate crisis’ call to governments by RSF and journalists

Ahead of the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow on November 1, Reporters Without Borders and over 60 environmental journalists from 34 countries have appealed for respect for the right to cover environmental issues.

1 November 2021

Media authority RTÜK fines Halk TV over broadcast on foundation close to government

Media authority RTÜK fines Halk TV over broadcast on foundation close to government

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has fined Halk TV over its broadcast on Turkey Youth Foundation and upon the complaint of the Press Advertisement Institution. Calling the foundation “parallel structure” violates the law, according to the RTÜK.

28 October 2021

Full pressure on media and social media

Full pressure on media and social media

According to BİA Media Monitoring Report, 29 journalists were physically attacked, 11 were detained in the 3rd quarter of 2021. While the attacks on journalists soared from 11 to 29 in a year, they went beyond borders with Erk Acarer stabbed in Berlin.

20 October 2021 Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı

Access block to daily Evrensel’s three news reports, articles

Access block to daily Evrensel’s three news reports, articles

Upon the criminal complaint of Burdur Provincial Gendarmerie Command, an access block has been imposed on two news reports and one article published by Evrensel Newspaper 5-6 years ago. The daily will appeal against the block.

20 October 2021

‘Raif Badawi Award for Courageous Journalists’ to be granted to Alican Uludağ

‘Raif Badawi Award for Courageous Journalists’ to be granted to Alican Uludağ

Awarded by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, together with the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, this year’s Raif Badawi Award for Courageous Journalists will be granted to Alican Uludağ from Turkey.

18 October 2021

From constructive journalism to peace journalism

From constructive journalism to peace journalism

I still believe that as a person working for a rights-based media outlet, I can share our own experience of peace journalism at bianet as an example of how constructive journalism can be practiced in a context with a mounting pressure on rights and freedoms.

18 October 2021 Selay Dalaklı

Editors’ potential power: Restoring trust in the media

Editors’ potential power: Restoring trust in the media

With the participation of over 30 editors from the Western Balkans and Turkey, the Editors’ Forum in Montenegro aimed to stress the potential power of editors in restoring trust in the media in the face of hate narratives, disinformation, propaganda.

18 October 2021 Selay Dalaklı

Laws and sausages

Laws and sausages

I think journalism is about finding out how they are made.

17 October 2021 Pınar Tarcan

MLSA: Journalists, activists increasingly charged with terrorism in 2021

MLSA: Journalists, activists increasingly charged with terrorism in 2021

Sixty-four percent of the evidence against the defendants were related to journalism activities, according to the MLSA's Trial Monitoring Report.

State of press freedom in Turkey: 1 journalist arrested, 3 attacked in September

State of press freedom in Turkey: 1 journalist arrested, 3 attacked in September

The Tigris-Euphrates Journalists Association has released its monthly report on violations of journalists’ rights in Turkey: Five journalists were detained and journalists were prevented from news follow-up in 15 incidents in September 2021.

Access block to bianet’s news on access block to news

Access block to bianet’s news on access block to news

With the decision of a penal judgeship of peace, an access block has been imposed on bianet's news covering the access block imposed on the news regarding the Met-Gün Construction company’s seizure of a loan received by the İstanbul Municipality.

Court imposes access block on bianet report on woman shot during police raid

Court imposes access block on bianet report on woman shot during police raid

The special operation police shot Dilek Doğan, 19, during a raid in her home in 2015. She lost her life at the hospital after a week.

Cumhuriyet newspaper dismisses seven journalists

Cumhuriyet newspaper dismisses seven journalists

Some of the dismissed journalists said no reason was stated to them while others said the firings were because of economic reasons.

Six journalists in Turkey sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison in September

Six journalists in Turkey sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison in September

The Turkish Journalists' Association has released the "Price of the News" September report.

Dismissed from daily Hürriyet, 45 journalists not paid their compensation for 2 years

Dismissed from daily Hürriyet, 45 journalists not paid their compensation for 2 years

Dismissed from Hürriyet newspaper because they joined the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS), journalists have been waging a legal struggle to get their severance pay.

28 September 2021

PEN Melbourne’s new honorary member: Jailed journalist Nedim Türfent

PEN Melbourne’s new honorary member: Jailed journalist Nedim Türfent

Australia’s PEN Melbourne center has announced that journalist Nedim Türfent has been granted honorary membership. Sending a message from prison, the journalist has thanked for "the honor erasing the borders desired to be set by hegemons."

23 September 2021

Two TV channels fined, 10 journalists stood trial in two weeks

Two TV channels fined, 10 journalists stood trial in two weeks

In two weeks, two news articles and one news portal were banned, three TV outlets were fined and the trials of 10 journalists continued.

21 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

'More than 9.3 million households in Turkey don't have fixed internet connection'

'More than 9.3 million households in Turkey don't have fixed internet connection'

While the share of households with a fixed internet connection increased by about 12 percent in a year, over 38 percent still don't have one.

20 September 2021

The media in the Balkans and Turkey: 'Keep fighting'

The media in the Balkans and Turkey: 'Keep fighting'

The chief topic of the Fazana Media Festival in Croatia was the developments in the media in the Balkans and Turkey. The general assembly of the SEENPM was also held at the festival attended by nearly 70 professionals. Erol Önderoğlu from bianet was elected to the board of directors.

17 September 2021 Nazan Özcan

'How many news articles have been banned by fake court orders?'

'How many news articles have been banned by fake court orders?'

After court orders issued to two news portals turned out to be fake, an opposition deputy has brought the issue to the parliamentary agenda.

15 September 2021

Hrant Dink Foundation’s Hate Speech Digital Archive now available

Hrant Dink Foundation’s Hate Speech Digital Archive now available

The Hate Speech Digital Archive consists of nearly 16,500 news reports and columns that were detected by monitoring the printed press for 10 years.

7 September 2021

FOX TV reporter not allowed in AKP spokesperson's press conference

FOX TV reporter not allowed in AKP spokesperson's press conference

The reporter said he was going to ask the spokesperson about the recent confessions by a former AKP minister about a 2013 corruption investigation.

3 September 2021

Kurdish media training office opens in Diyarbakır

Kurdish media training office opens in Diyarbakır

Backed by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Botan International has established a Kurdish media education office and sound studio in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

2 September 2021

Investigation against journalist Ahmet Kandal for disclosing police officers' names

Investigation against journalist Ahmet Kandal for disclosing police officers' names

The journalist has said that he reported on officers who committed an offense and are being investigated.

Public broadcaster fires employee for commemorating revolutionaries

Public broadcaster fires employee for commemorating revolutionaries

Journalism organizations have held a protest in front of the TRT İstanbul Radio, demanding the reinstatement of Deniz Selmanlı, who had worked for the broadcaster for 22 years.

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