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.

Marking the anniversary of Dink's murder, journalism groups also pointed to the recent attacks on journalists.

After Facebook announced that it would appoint a local representative in Turkey in compliance with the new social media law, Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 have expressed their concerns, calling on the companies “not to contribute to censorship.”

If the companies continue to refuse to appoint a legal representative in Turkey, they will face bandwidth restrictions of up to 90 percent.

While agreeing to comply with the country's new social media law, Facebook has said that it will withdraw its representative if it is asked to take actions that violate its Community Standards.

The president joined Telegram and BiP, a domestic application, after WhatsApp's new privacy policy caused controversy.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined Halk TV over the remarks of politician Fikri Sağlar about veiled judges and TELE 1 channel over the remarks of a program host accusing the Presidency of Religious Affairs.

The Press Advertising Agency often imposes public ad bans on independent newspapers that are critical of the government.

After the Competition Board, the Personal Data Protection Authority has also launched an inquiry into the messenger's new privacy terms.

Freedom of expression organizations ARTICLE 19 and İFÖD have criticized TikTok’s decision to appoint a local representative in Turkey in compliance with the new social media law: “This decision seriously threatens free speech on its platform.”

After WhatsApp announced its new privacy policy, it has faced backlash from users in Turkey as many are moving to other messengers.

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…

The two journalists who co-authored the book face several charges while reports about the content of the book are getting blocked to access.

Journalist Pelin Ünker has a history of being targeted by businesspeople and politicians because of her reports about leaked documents.

Turkey’s Ministry of Trade has imposed a fine of over 20 thousand lira to Evrensel newspaper over its 25th anniversary video broadcast on TELE1 channel and featuring a girl who is holding a scarf in yellow, green and red.

The journalists claim to shed light on behind-the-scenes affairs concerning the government and the judiciary.

The media regulatory body has imposed fines on broadcasters for several reasons, including remarks targeting refugees, students and the president.

Olay TV didn't claim to be doing "critical reporting" but keeping "an equal distance to everyone," which wasn't apparently enough for the government.

An RTÜK member from the main opposition party has released a report on penalties imposed on TV channels this year.

Contributing to BİA Media Monitoring Reports for nearly 20 years, Erol Önderoğlu has talked about Turkey's states of freedom of expression and violations of rights in this field.