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Journalist who revealed child abuse goes to prison while abuser is free
A local journalist has been sentenced to prison for reporting on an incident of child abuse.
1 July 2021
Journalists as targets of hate
An online event to explore the impact of hate campaigns on journalists’ safety and independence...
30 June 2021
Journalists protest police violence: 'We can't breathe'
Photojournalist Bülent Kılıç was violently detained while covering the LGBTI+ Pride March on Saturday. Journalists have protested police violence in İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara.
30 June 2021
Hikmet Adal
International reactions to police violence against photojournalist during Pride March
Police officers violently detained AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, who was heard saying "I can't breathe" as officers kneeled on him.
29 June 2021
Journalist threatened by police chief while filming 'justice watch'
A reporter was prevented from filming Emine Şenyaşar who has been keeping a "justice watch" for his two sons killed by the relatives of an AKP deputy.
23 June 2021
Low sentences for armed assault on journalist
Local journalist Hakan Denizli was targeted in an armed assault two years ago. All the defendants in the case have been sentenced to less than four years in prison.
11 June 2021
Hikmet Adal
Reporter slightly injured in 10th attack on journalists in Turkey this year
DHA reporter Ahmet Atmaca has been attacked by multiple people while working.
10 June 2021
Journalist Melike Aydın acquitted of 'terrorism' charges
Aydın's phone conversations with news sources and a book found at her home were among the pieces of evidence put forward against her.
8 June 2021
Ten journalists stood trial on 'terrorism' charges in two weeks
One journalist was acquitted, two journalists won a case against Turkey at the ECtHR, and one journalist was released from house arrest after months.
2 June 2021
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Report: Pro-government newspapers received 78 percent of all public ad payments in 2020
The government has been criticized for using the Press Advertisement Agency to repress independent newspapers.
31 May 2021
Journalist investigated after reporting on rape, murder allegations against AKP deputy
Yelda Kaharman, an 18-year-old student and a local journalist from Kyrgyzstan, was found dead at home in March 2019. Accusations against AKP deputy Tolga Ağar about the incident have resurfaced after crime leader Sedat Peker's videos.
19 May 2021
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
The growing media presence of billionaires in France
Although the media is not a very lucrative sector, some 90 percent of the media outlets in France are controlled by billionaries.
17 May 2021
Ekin Önderoğlu
‘Politicians’ targeting of journalists is the ugly face of politics’
The Press Council of Turkey has released a statement about MHP Vice Chair İzzet Ulvi Yönter’s verbal attack on Habertürk TV presenter Ebru Baki: “It is yet another zeal for ‘bringing the press into line’.”
7 May 2021
Police ban journalists from recording police violence
Journalists were prevented from working on May Day after the Directorate General of Security issued a controversial circular prohibiting filming and photographing police officers during demonstrations.
6 May 2021
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
'Situation for journalists remains dire in Turkey'
"Despite the elevated risks, brave journalists across Turkey continue to do their job in a climate of fear," says Stefan Simanowitz.
4 May 2021
‘The law and journalists must be the assurance for news’
In the first quarter of 2021, 12 journalists were attacked and one radio presenter was killed in the climate of impunity fostered by the ruling alliance. We wish a happy May 3 World Press Freedom Day in spite of everything.
3 May 2021
Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı
COVID-19 in Turkey: Media authority urges TVs ‘to not use jam-packed images’
İlhan Taşçı, a member of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) from the CHP, says that RTÜK Chair Şahin “sent an instruction to the executives of TV channels on private line, asking them to not use jam-packed images.”
3 May 2021
‘RTÜK instrumentalized to pressure independent media in Turkey’
“In Turkey, most of the mainstream media is under the control of government allies,” concludes the annual report of the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists.
29 April 2021
Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature 'page three' stories
A review shows four out of five TV channels mostly avoided important political issues in their main news bulletins on April 20.
26 April 2021
Media authority probes broadcaster over CHP MP’s remarks about Erdoğan
Main opposition CHP İstanbul MP and Group Deputy Chair Altay said, “I hope Erdoğan ‘will not end up’ like Menderes… We will send him off at the ballot box.”
21 April 2021
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Turkey ranks 153rd in RSF Press Freedom Index
Even if Turkey is no longer the world's biggest jailer of journalists, the government continued to suppress critical journalism through regulatory bodies and judicial action, says the RSF.
20 April 2021
Court blocks access to articles about Albayrak family members
Several articles about former finance minister Berat Albayrak, Serhat Albayrak and Şule Albayrak have been banned due to "violation of personal rights."
16 April 2021
Pinterest agrees to appoint legal representative in Turkey
All global social media companies have now agreed to comply with the country's new law that has caused censorship concerns.
9 April 2021
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
1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate
Answering the question of main opposition CHP MP Biçer Karaca, the Directorate has said that 220 journalists’ applications for renewal are still in evaluation. The press cards of 1,238 journalists have been cancelled in two years.
5 April 2021
Four journalists released after spending six months under arrest for reporting on torture
Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala were in pre-trial detention for reporting on an incident of torture in the Kurdish-majority Van province.
2 April 2021
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More fines on newspapers, TV channels critical of government
Evrensel newspaper has been fined for referring to police response to Boğaziçi University protesters as an "attack" while two TV channeles have been handed four separate penalties over comments by pundits.
1 April 2021
Minister offers no explanation for 14.5 million lira tax fine on pro-opposition newspaper
"The fines imposed on newspapers and televisions that pursue the truth both destroy freedom of the press and take away our right to information," MP Çakırözer has said.
29 March 2021
Media authority imposes no sanctions for 'terrorism' accusations against HDP
The RTÜK has rejected several petitions of complaint by the HDP, saying that statements accusing it of "terrorism" did ojt exceed freedom of expression.
23 March 2021
'Enough is enough, stop attacks on journalists!'
The Journalists Union of Turkey says impunity encourages attacks on journalists.
17 March 2021
Report: Turkey has lowest fixed internet speed in Europe
The country ranked 103th among 175 countries in fixed internet speed and 57th among 140 countries in mobile internet speed.
10 March 2021
Journalist Levent Gültekin attacked by a group of two dozen people
Gültekin has said that those who attacked him were supporters of a party "allied with the government."
8 March 2021
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