content tagged with local journalists

Journalist covering Enes Kara’s death removed from office as managing editor

Journalist covering Enes Kara’s death removed from office as managing editor

While newspaper’s Managing Editor Faik Akgün has been removed from office, the news report titled “Unable to withstand religious community’s pressure, he committed suicide” has been removed from the website.

13 January 2022

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

MHP MP submitted Parliamentary question, Minister Albayrak answered with a link

MHP MP submitted Parliamentary question, Minister Albayrak answered with a link

MHP MP Özdemir asked 7 questions to Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak in a Parliamentary question. The Minister responded with a link. Özdemir has returned his unanswered questions to the Minister.

10 September 2020

Journalist Özgür Boğatekin probed over Facebook post against racist attack

Journalist Özgür Boğatekin probed over Facebook post against racist attack

Boğatekin has been summoned to the security directorate over a Facebook post where he criticized a racist attack against Kurdish workers.

8 September 2020 Hikmet Adal

Journalists attacked in Antalya and Nevşehir

Journalists attacked in Antalya and Nevşehir

While an armed attack has been launched against the residence of Yakup Kocabaş, a journalist from a local newspaper in Antalya province, a vehicle of Nevşehir Journalists Association has been set on fire in an attack of arson.

Local newspapers in the time of pandemic: Online views on the rise while sales decline

Local newspapers in the time of pandemic: Online views on the rise while sales decline

Journalists have lost their jobs, their workload has increased after switching to the home office system, local outlets have begun thinking about going digital.

23 July 2020 Nur Kaplan

Local Journalist On Trial For Insult

Yakup Önal of the local newspaper in Sarköy, Tekirdag, is still on trial for insulting the AKP mayor and two members of the municipality council. There are six cases open and up to 21 years imprisonment are demanded by the plaintiffs.

14 August 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Three Local Journalists on Trial

Two journalists in Diyarbakir have been put on trial on charges of insulting local authorities in print. A journalist in Afyonkarahisar is being tried for insulting an officer on duty.

14 August 2007 Erol Önderoğlu