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Report: Over 8,700 news articles censored in Turkey in 2024
Most of the content removals were related to corruption allegations and public officials.
22 December 2025
Turkey bans HBO Max series about sex worker
Premieed on Dec 12, "Jasmine," a Turkish-language drama, was found "immoral" and "anti-family" by RTÜK.
19 December 2025
bianet Media literacy Coalition holds year-end meeting
The event emphasized that efforts to enhance digital media literacy should be transformed into a policy tool aimed at protecting digital rights.
18 December 2025
Court says journalist Fatih Altaylı ' implied assassination threat against Erdoğan'
The court's detailed ruling described Altaylı's references to killed Ottoman sultans as “a threat implying an attack on the president’s life."
16 December 2025
RTÜK launches investigation into HBO’s ‘Jasmine’ series over 'immoral' content
The Turkish-language drama follows the story of Yasemin, a young woman suffering from a terminal heart condition and became a sex worker.
15 December 2025
Işılay Embel & Nur Kaya
report
Notes from study visit in Prague
In response to the sympathy we observed in how our colleagues engaged with our experiences, we emphasized that our presence here today as journalists from Turkey is a testament to our continued struggle for a free press.
13 December 2025
Işılay Embel,Nur Kaya
Atölye BİA hosts workshop on 'International right to information access and tools'
The workshop addressed how national freedom of information laws can be effectively utilized by journalists in investigative reporting.
10 December 2025
TV anchor Mehmet Akif Ersoy detained in drug probe
Ersoy's detention comes days after similar incidents involving other TV anchors.
10 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
reports
'Terrorism' trial begins for journalists over freelance work for pro-Kurdish media
“In a period when peace discussions are back on the agenda in the country, I am being accused of ‘aiding’ and ‘being a member’ of an organization that dissolved itself and laid down arms. Isn't this a clear irony?” bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz said in her defense.
9 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
Police violence against state media journalists covering officer's suicide in Adıyaman
AA journalists reportedly attempted to show their press cards to officers but were "harshly removed" from the scene.
8 December 2025
English edition of Digital Media Literacy Guidebook is out
The Digital Media Literacy Guidebook, from a rights-based and critical perspective, calls upon all stakeholders, from journalists to educators, rights advocates, and civil society, to the public, to share in the common responsibility.
5 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
reports
Journalist Furkan Karabay released after sentencing
" I will not present a defense against this indictment, which was prepared like filling out a betting slip. I refuse to make a defense," Karabay said before tearing up the indictment against him.
4 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
Hikmet Adal
reports
bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz's trial begins: 'My profession is put on trial'
Yılmaz, who described the lawsuit filed against him due to his news report as "an intimidation against journalism," said, "I have always tried to be the voice of those whose voices are not heard, including both people and animals."
3 December 2025
Hikmet Adal
Sözcü TV dismisses 15 journalists including editor-in-chief
Sources from the outlet told bianet that the dismissals were linked to an upcoming leadership change.
1 December 2025
bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz to appear before court over interview with Armenian youths
Describing the case against her as “an act of intimidation against journalism,” Yılmaz said, “I have always tried to be a voice for the unheard, both people and animals.”
28 November 2025
Journalist Fatih Altaylı sentenced to over 4 years in prison over remarks about Erdoğan
Altaylı stood trial for referencing killed Ottoman sultans.
27 November 2025
YouTuber İlker Canikligil given suspended prison sentence over ‘Order 66’ remarks
Canikligil had spent several weeks in pretrial detention over his remarks.
25 November 2025
New category added to Media Literacy Quiz: Women in the Media
Developed as part of the Our Media project, the Media Literacy Quiz aims to help citizens improve their media literacy skills.
19 November 2025
Court orders release of LeMan cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan over 'Muhammad' strip
Six staff members of the satire magazine LeMan are on trial for “inciting the public into hatred and hostility” due to a cartoon that was interpreted by the authorities as a depiction of prophet Muhammad.
14 November 2025
Journalist Rahime Karvar sentenced to over two years in prison for ‘aiding a terrorist organization’
Karvar stood trial for "being a member of a terrorist organization."
13 November 2025
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Pro-Erdoğan social media figure detained after criticizing president's Atatürk speech
Furkan Bölükbaşı's X account has also been suspended.
11 November 2025
Several well-known journalists briefly detained in İstanbul municipality investigation
The journalists' statements in support of İmamoğlu following his detention was cited as evidence in their involvement in the alleged criminal network run by the suspended İstanbul mayor.
7 November 2025
Journalists acquitted over protest against killing of Kurdish reporters in Syria airstrike
Two Kurdish journalists were killed in a suspected Turkish drone strike in Syria in Dec 2024.
5 November 2025
Tele1 TV journalists resign in protest over trustee takeover of channel
The channel was seized after its editor-in-chief was implicated in an espionage investigation.
31 October 2025
Journalist Ezgi Soysal attacked in İstanbul, claims years of harassment by neighbors
"This was an organized attack. If a woman passing by and a couple hadn’t intervened, they would have killed me there," said Soysal.
30 October 2025
Tele1 TV seized by state after editor-in-chief's arrest in espionage probe
A a delegation arrived at the Tele1 building while the main evening bulletin was on air. The group ordered the broadcast to stop, forcing the channel to switch from live coverage to pre-recorded programming.
24 October 2025
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Lawyers call for deeper investigation into killing of journalist Hakan Tosun
The lawyers stated that one individual involved in the assault on Tosun was questioned as a witness. They also noted that security camera footage from the area had not been fully collected and said that Tosun and the attackers appeared to know each other.
24 October 2025
Court orders journalist Ercüment Akdeniz’s release after eight months in detention
Akdeniz was among several people who were arrested in a "terrorism" investigation into the Peoples' Democratic Congress, a pro-Kurdish and leftist umbrella organization.
23 October 2025
Journalist Asuman Aranca sentenced to prison over report on high-profile murder case
A court has ruled that Aranca's award-winning news report on the assassination of a former Grey Wolves leader violated the confidentiality of the investigation.
22 October 2025
Ilir Gashi
reports
Tech giants, social media, and journalism: To leave or to stay?
“In journalism, activism, and the fight for human rights, we often rely on social media to reach our audience or to amplify marginalized voices. At the same time, these platforms are built on a business model that profits from our attention, our data, and sometimes—even from the spread of disinformation.”
21 October 2025
Ilir Gashi
Prolonged detentions and judicial control tighten pressure on journalists
Media freedom in Turkey continues to suffer as the politicized judiciary extends arbitrary detentions and judicial control measures, using them as tools of intimidation instead of ending operations targeting journalists.
17 October 2025
Erol Önderoğlu
Minel Abaz
reports
The media landscape of the Western Balkans and Turkey: Stuck in transition
The struggle of journalism is no longer only against politicians and tycoons, but also against the “unpredictability” of algorithms, censorship, and technology that is reshaping human attention itself.
16 October 2025
Minel Abaz
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