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Sputnik employees will go on strike
Sputnik employees will go on strike
The Journalists Union of Turkey has decided to go on strike at Sputnik in the following days if they are not able to reach an agreement with the employer of the agency.
24 July 2023 Hikmet Adal
Journalism in Turkey: Political pressure, mobbing, low wages
STUDY BY UNION
Journalism in Turkey: Political pressure, mobbing, low wages
The study shows that journalists face multifaceted problems while carrying out their jobs, and that women journalists are more affected by these problems in every area.
14 July 2023
Union wins authorization case against media conglomerate
Union wins authorization case against media conglomerate
When the Journalists Union of Turkey acquired the required majority to engage in collective bargaining negotiations in 2019, the Hürriyet newspaper retaliated by retroactively terminating the contracts of 45 unionized employees.
16 June 2023
Journalists Union of Turkey: 'We will not allow journalism to be destroyed in this country'
Journalists Union of Turkey: 'We will not allow journalism to be destroyed in this country'
We will continue our fight both for freedom of press and freedom of expression and also for our rights, carrying on from where we were," said Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) President Durmuş.
29 May 2023 Hikmet Adal
AFP journalists in İstanbul go on strike over low wages
AFP journalists in İstanbul go on strike over low wages
The journalists say their wages have eroded due to the high inflation in Turkey, demanding improved wages.
3 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek
Union: Violence against women journalists is on the increase
Union: Violence against women journalists is on the increase
The Journalists Union of Türkiye says women and LGBTI+ journalists are suffering more violence while working.
22 November 2022 Evrim Kepenek
Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing
Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing
Ambiguous laws and their arbitrary implementation led to Sunday's broad restrictions on traditional and social media, according to critics.
15 November 2022
Journalists protest 'disinformation bill': 'Greatest censorship in Turkey's history'
Journalists protest 'disinformation bill': 'Greatest censorship in Turkey's history'
Journalism groups criticized the arrest of Kurdish journalists and accused the government of spreading disinformation.
22 June 2022
Journalism organizations call for withdrawal of Press Law amendment
Journalism organizations call for withdrawal of Press Law amendment
The bill will not solve the disinformation problem but will only aggravate censorship, the groups have said in a joint statement.
27 May 2022
Top administrative court annuls ban on filming police officers during protests
FINAL VERDICT
Top administrative court annuls ban on filming police officers during protests
The Council of State has rejected the appeals of the Minister of Interior and General Director of Security and annulled the ban
10 May 2022
'The first casualty of war is the truth, we journalists side with peace, not war'
JOURNALISTS' UNION OF TURKEY
'The first casualty of war is the truth, we journalists side with peace, not war'
The TGS has released a statement about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized Twitter for profiling the employees of Russia-based Sputnik news website. The union has also requested that peace be established as soon as possible.
2 March 2022
'Only a beginning': The first media strike in 13 years ends in BBC journalists’ victory
LABOR RIGHTS IN TURKEY
'Only a beginning': The first media strike in 13 years ends in BBC journalists’ victory
BBC İstanbul Bureau employees have won the first media strike in Turkey in 13 years. The journalists will get a 32-percent wage increase and additional rights.
31 January 2022
BBC journalists continue Turkey's first media strike in 13 years
BBC journalists continue Turkey's first media strike in 13 years
The strike continues amid cold and snow in İstanbul. We have visited the BBC journalists.
26 January 2022 Hikmet Adal
'Journalists strong when united': BBC Turkish goes on strike
A FIRST IN 13 YEARS
'Journalists strong when united': BBC Turkish goes on strike
While the official inflation rate is 36 percent in Turkey, BBC has offered a 20-percent pay rise to its employees in its İstanbul bureau, protests the Journalists' Union of Turkey (TGS). After 13 years, the first strike has begun in the press sector in Turkey.
14 January 2022
BBC Turkish goes on strike on January 14
BBC Turkish goes on strike on January 14
As the collective bargaining between the BBC Turkish and the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) has ended in a deadlock, the journalists will go on strike on January 14. The decision was announced in early December 2021.
13 January 2022
‘With journalists arrested and unemployment over 35 percent, there is nothing to celebrate’
JANUARY 10 WORKING JOURNALISTS DAY
‘With journalists arrested and unemployment over 35 percent, there is nothing to celebrate’
In a statement on the occasion of Working Journalists Day, the Journalists’ Union of Turkey recalls that 90 percent of press workers work precariously and without a union and journalists are forced to defend their news at court almost every day.
10 January 2022
Dismissed due to union activities, Hürriyet journalists win lawsuit for reinstatement
Dismissed due to union activities, Hürriyet journalists win lawsuit for reinstatement
The newspaper had fired 45 journalists to prevent the authorization of the Journalists' Union of Turkey, the court has concluded.
24 December 2021
BBC Turkish to go on strike
BBC Turkish to go on strike
As the collective bargaining between the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) and the İstanbul office of the BBC has ended in a deadlock, a decision of strike has been taken. The TGS has hung the decision of strike on the office door of the BBC Turkish.
7 December 2021
Only pro-government and state news agencies allowed at minimum wage meeting
Only pro-government and state news agencies allowed at minimum wage meeting
The Journalists' Union of Turkey has denounced the prevention of journalists from following the meetings.
2 December 2021
'It is unacceptable': Union, journalists protest dismissals from daily Cumhuriyet
'It is unacceptable': Union, journalists protest dismissals from daily Cumhuriyet
Ahead of the protest to be held in front of Cumhuriyet’s central office, the newspaper administration called the police; at least 4 police vehicles came in front of the building. The union has called on the ones responsible for recent dismissals to resign.
30 November 2021
Dismissed from daily Hürriyet, 45 journalists not paid their compensation for 2 years
LEGAL STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS
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
AFP unions in France express solidarity with colleagues preparing to strike in Turkey
AFP unions in France express solidarity with colleagues preparing to strike in Turkey
As the collective bargaining between the Journalists’ Union of Turkey and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Turkey office has ended in a deadlock, a decision of strike has been taken. The AFP unions in France have released a statement about the issue.
15 September 2021
'Turkey should grant asylum to women journalists from Afghanistan'
JOURNALISTS' UNION OF TURKEY
'Turkey should grant asylum to women journalists from Afghanistan'
"We regard the courage of Afghan women journalists, who persist in reporting despite all risks as 'journalism,' not what the press does by moderating the Taliban's messages," the TGS has said.
25 August 2021
RTÜK defends penalty threat against TV outlets over coverage of wildfires
RTÜK defends penalty threat against TV outlets over coverage of wildfires
The Journalists ' Union of Turkey accused the media authority of attempting to censor the coverage of the massive wildfires.
4 August 2021
Journalist Uğur Şahin released from detention
Journalist Uğur Şahin released from detention
Taken into custody while covering an incident of male violence against a woman in İstanbul’s Şişli, BirGün News Director Uğur Şahin has been released.
4 August 2021
Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Küçükkaya withdraws his resignation
Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Küçükkaya withdraws his resignation
Having resigned amid the “anti-union pressure” of Cumhuriyet Foundation Chair Alev Coşkun, Aykut Küçükkaya is once again the Editor-in-Chief of Cumhuriyet.
2 August 2021
Collective bargaining cannot begin at Cumhuriyet newspaper
Collective bargaining cannot begin at Cumhuriyet newspaper
Shortly after Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Aykut Küçükkaya resigned amid “pressures to force the editorial staff to resign from the TGS”, the union has announced that the newspaper refused to start the collective bargaining.
30 July 2021
Cumhuriyet Chief Editor resigns ‘amid pressure to force editors to resign from union’
Cumhuriyet Chief Editor resigns ‘amid pressure to force editors to resign from union’
Editor-in-Chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper Aykut Küçükkaya has resigned, announcing that Cumhuriyet Foundation Chair Alev Coşkun pressured him into forcing the editors to resign from the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS).
30 July 2021
Journalism organizations: Whoever stays silent now is a party to this crime
PEKER'S ALLEGATIONS
Journalism organizations: Whoever stays silent now is a party to this crime
Journalists’ Union of Turkey, Reporters Without Borders and DİSK Press Union have made statements about Sedat Peker’s allegations implying former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar’s role in the unidentified murders of journalists Mumcu and Adalı.
24 May 2021
Journalists’ Union of Turkey appeals against the circular censoring police violence
Journalists’ Union of Turkey appeals against the circular censoring police violence
Applying to the Council of State, the TGS has requested the annulment of the circular issued by the Directorate General of Security and banning the audio and video recording of police officers during public incidents.
18 May 2021
Prevented from covering May Day, journalist files complaint against police
Prevented from covering May Day, journalist files complaint against police
Hindered from covering the protests in Ankara on the 1st of May on the grounds of a recent circular issued by the Directorate General of Security, Yol TV reporter Özge Uyanık has filed a criminal complaint against the police officers.
6 May 2021
‘Press in trouble’ campaign on World Press Freedom Day
JOURNALISTS’ UNION OF TURKEY
‘Press in trouble’ campaign on World Press Freedom Day
On May 3 World Press Freedom Day, the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) has launched a social media campaign of “Basın Belada” (The press is in trouble), making a word play with “basın” (press) and “başın belada” (You are in trouble).
3 May 2021
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