TÜRKÇE KURDÎ
Homepage
News Authors Galleries Library
Search
Show categoriesHide categoriesCategories
TÜRKÇE KURDÎ
Search Homepage
bianet-Bağımsız İletişim Ağı
Show menuHide menu
bianet biamag english kurdî
SECTIONS
News Authors Projects Library Galleries Search on the website
CATEGORIES
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram RSS E-bulletin
CORPORATE
About Us Contact Data protection policy Privacy Policy

Press Freedom

Page 4
Press in Arrest: 41 journalists behind bars in Turkey
MARCH 2021 REPORT
Press in Arrest: 41 journalists behind bars in Turkey
The Press in Arrest initiative has released its March 2021 Press Freedom Report: “In March, journalists in Turkey once again spent much of their time at courthouses. During the month, at least 79 journalists appeared before a judge.”
12 April 2021
A struggle for a permanent press card
A struggle for a permanent press card
"On the one hand, there are hundreds of journalists whose press cards are not given, and on the other hand, there are those who work at ministries and are made 'journalists'," says Nadire Mater.
9 April 2021 Hikmet Adal
Judgeship blocks access to 3 websites of JinNews
Judgeship blocks access to 3 websites of JinNews
With the decision of the Diyarbakır 1st Penal Judgeship of Peace, an access block has been imposed on three websites where JinNews was publishing news.
6 April 2021
‘6 journalists sentenced to 15 years, 2 months in prison in March’
REPORT BY CHP MP ÇAKIRÖZER
‘6 journalists sentenced to 15 years, 2 months in prison in March’
Main opposition CHP MP Utku Çakırözer, also a former journalist, has shared the findings of his report on press freedom in Turkey in March.
5 April 2021
IPI to European Union: Prioritize press freedom in Turkey
IPI to European Union: Prioritize press freedom in Turkey
International Press Institute has addressed an open letter to the President of the European Council ahead of EU leaders’ meeting this week and called on the European Council to prioritize press freedom in Turkey.
24 March 2021
‘This Constitutional Court ruling is a precedent for all journalists’
LAWYER MERİÇ EYÜBOĞLU
‘This Constitutional Court ruling is a precedent for all journalists’
Meriç Eyüboğlu, the attorney of former bianet reporter Beyza Kural, has spoken to bianet about the Constitutional Court’s ruling of right violation given for the police violence that Kural was subjected to while covering a students’ protest in 2015.
23 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Ruling of right violation for police violence against former bianet reporter Kural
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Ruling of right violation for police violence against former bianet reporter Kural
Constitutional Court has given its ruling regarding the police violence against former bianet reporter Beyza Kural after 5.5 years. The Court has concluded that it was intended as humiliation to say, “Nothing is the same anymore, we will make you learn this.”
18 February 2021
M4D Report: One out of every six journalists on trial in Turkey
M4D Report: One out of every six journalists on trial in Turkey
A recent report released by the Association of Journalists has shown that one out of every two journalists were threatened and one out of every four journalists were subjected to violence in 2020 while one out of every six journalists are still on trial.
17 February 2021
Press in Arrest: Two journalists appeared before a judge in Turkey every day
JANUARY 2021 REPORT
Press in Arrest: Two journalists appeared before a judge in Turkey every day
Press in Arrest initiative has released its January 2021 Press Freedom Report: “In Turkey, the developments concerning press freedom and journalists’ trials in January 2021 constituted a sort of ‘handbook for prosecuting journalists’.”
5 February 2021
‘Attack on journalists in Kadıköy targets people’s right to learn truths’
JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS
‘Attack on journalists in Kadıköy targets people’s right to learn truths’
Halk TV journalists Yılmaz and Erkmen were hit by plastic bullets, documentary filmmaker Kızıl was wounded in his brow and journalist Akgül was battered up during the police intervention into Boğaziçi protests. Journalism organizations slam police violence.
3 February 2021
Freedom of expression in Turkey in numbers
Freedom of expression in Turkey in numbers
Releasing a figures-based overview of press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has indicated that over 200 journalists have been imprisoned in Turkey over the past five years.
1 February 2021
State of media in Turkey: ‘Far from reflecting the voice of the public’
FREEDOM RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
State of media in Turkey: ‘Far from reflecting the voice of the public’
Preparing a report for the Freedom Research Association, journalist Derya Sazak says, “First, democracy must be restored and judicial independence must be ensured so that freedom of expression and press can be safeguarded in Turkey.”
25 January 2021
42 percent of blocked news related to AKP, pro-government people
FREE WEB TURKEY REPORT
42 percent of blocked news related to AKP, pro-government people
Access blocks affected at least 1,910 URLs, 870 of the blocked URLs contained news and 26 news websites were blocked from November 2019 to October 2020.
20 January 2021
‘5 journalists assaulted in Turkey in the first 15 days of 2021’
CHP MP ÇAKIRÖZER
‘5 journalists assaulted in Turkey in the first 15 days of 2021’
Main opposition CHP Eskişehir MP Utku Çakırözer has raised concerns that 34 journalists were assaulted in Turkey in 2019, 17 journalists were assaulted in 2020 and five journalists were assaulted in the first 15 days of this year.
18 January 2021
Turkey’s media is more democratic than it was in coup periods, says Erdoğan
Turkey’s media is more democratic than it was in coup periods, says Erdoğan
Referring to Turkey’s mediascape in coup periods, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “Even though those who have lost their privileges are disturbed, we have a more colorful, more democratic and more pluralistic media structure.”
14 January 2021
'Financial censorship': Public ad ban on Evrensel newspaper in place for 483 days
'Financial censorship': Public ad ban on Evrensel newspaper in place for 483 days
The Press Advertising Agency often imposes public ad bans on independent newspapers that are critical of the government.
13 January 2021 Hikmet Adal
Press Advertising Agency cuts public ads of BirGün over ‘RTÜK’ news
Press Advertising Agency cuts public ads of BirGün over ‘RTÜK’ news
In a news report in October 2020, daily BirGün documented the “public loss” of 450 thousand lira caused by the overseas trips of the members of Turkey’s media authority RTÜK. The public ads of the newspaper are now cut for three days over this report.
12 January 2021
‘They say reform to Europe, stifle the media!’
BİA MEDIA MONITOR - OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2020
‘They say reform to Europe, stifle the media!’
Turkey has entered 2021 with a crisis that might lead the Council of Europe to impose sanctions as Erdoğan has announced that he does not recognize the ECtHR judgement on jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş. Not to mention other violations of rights…
11 January 2021 Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı
‘We will never give up freedom of press,’ says Erdoğan
WORKING JOURNALISTS DAY
‘We will never give up freedom of press,’ says Erdoğan
On January 10 Working Journalists Day in Turkey, President Erdoğan released a statement expressing Turkey’s determination to “not give up press freedom.” But Turkey ranks 154th among 180 countries in the RSF World Press Freedom Index.
11 January 2021
Mezopotamya Agency reporter Aslan detained
Mezopotamya Agency reporter Aslan detained
Mehmet Aslan, a reporter for Mezopotamya Agency (MA), has been detained in a house raid in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
5 January 2021
‘Pressure on journalists became more systematic in 2020’
TIGRIS-EUPHRATES JOURNALISTS’ ASSOCIATION
‘Pressure on journalists became more systematic in 2020’
According to a recent report released by the Tigris-Euphrates Journalists’ Association (DFG), 79 journalists were detained, 24 journalists were arrested and 43 journalists were sentenced to 150 years, 15 days in prison in total in 2020.
4 January 2021
Closure of critical TV channel on Parliamentary agenda
Closure of critical TV channel on Parliamentary agenda
HDP MP Canbaz Kaya has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the closure of Olay TV channel in just 26 days. “Is the mounting censorship and pressure on media enforced by the Presidential Communications Directorate,” the MP has asked.
29 December 2020
CPJ: Turkey is the second worst jailer of journalists after China
CPJ: Turkey is the second worst jailer of journalists after China
According to the 2020 report of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 274 journalists were in jail in relation to their work across the world on December 1, 2020, exceeding the high of 272 in 2016.
16 December 2020
HRW: Turkey's media authority imposing punitive sanctions on critical media outlets
HRW: Turkey's media authority imposing punitive sanctions on critical media outlets
"The Radio and Television Supreme Council should stop serving as a means to censor and intimidate media," HRW's Europe and Central Asia director has said.
15 December 2020
Press freedom in Turkey: At least 40 journalists prosecuted in November
PRESS IN ARREST REPORT
Press freedom in Turkey: At least 40 journalists prosecuted in November
According to the Press in Arrest report, in the trials concerning these 40 journalists, the prosecutor’s offices demanded 2 aggravated life sentences and a total of 201 years, 4 months to 497 years 2 months in prison.
10 December 2020
Journalist Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison
Journalist Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison
Journalist Ayşegül Doğan has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison. Put on trial over her journalistic activities, Doğan was the Program Coordinator of the İMC TV, which was closed by a Statutory Decree after the coup attempt in 2016.
7 December 2020
Access block to JinNews, again
Access block to JinNews, again
Yet another access block was imposed on the website of JinNews news agency by a court decision on December 4. JinNews now publishes its news on its new address "http://www.jinnews15.xyz/”.
7 December 2020
Police raid on Mezopotamya Agency bureau in Van
Police raid on Mezopotamya Agency bureau in Van
Shortly after Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Dindar Karataş was detained in a house raid in early morning hours today, the MA Bureau in Van has been raided by the police, computers and hard disks have been seized.
24 November 2020
Journalist Dindar Karataş detained in Van province
Journalist Dindar Karataş detained in Van province
Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Dindar Karataş has been detained in a house raid in İpekyolu district in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van.
24 November 2020
3 journalists acquitted of ‘insulting’ Berat Albayrak
3 journalists acquitted of ‘insulting’ Berat Albayrak
Uğur Koç, Mustafa Kömüş and İbrahim Aydın, the executives of daily BirGün, have been acquitted of “insulting a public official due to his or her duty” in the lawsuit filed by Albayrak, who has recently resigned from office as the Finance Minister.
20 November 2020
Journalist Aziz Oruç: You are a journalist, no matter where you are
Journalist Aziz Oruç: You are a journalist, no matter where you are
Recently released from Patnos Prison in eastern Turkey, journalist Aziz Oruç defines the outside world as “a partial freedom” and adds: “We need to foster journalists’ solidarity regardless of who works for which newspaper.”
13 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Press freedom in Turkey: 3 journalists appeared before judge per day in October
PRESS IN ARREST REPORT
Press freedom in Turkey: 3 journalists appeared before judge per day in October
From the Press in Arrest Report: “The judiciary continued to be weaponized against journalists in Turkey, as confirmed by the fact that every day in October, an average of 3 journalists had to defend their profession and people’s right to receive news at court.”
11 November 2020
Back to Top