Hayri Demir says, "We are heading to days where even breathing will be considered a crime."

Turkuvaz Media Group Deputy Chair Albayrak has filed the lawsuit because of an article by columnist Sözeri on the March local elections.

Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) member Faruk Bildirici has denounced the broadcast suspension imposed on a series on Fox Life Channel for “acting against public morality” with a second-long kissing scene of two women.

After online broadcasts were brought under the authority of the Radio and Television Supreme Council, Netflix censored a cigarette in the trailer of the movie, saying it will not edit the full movie.

Eight journalism organizations have released a statement after a three-day mission in Turkey.

The court has ruled that execution of the sentences of seven former Cumhuriyet columnists shall be suspended and they shall be released.

After her article criticizing the prison sentence given to CHP İstanbul Chair Canan Kaftancıoğlu for her social media posts has been censored, columnist Özlem Albayrak has resigned from the pro-government daily Yeni Şafak.

On the third day of the basic journalism workshop organized by IPS Communication Foundation/Bianet, Assoc. Prof. Arsan talked about what news is and how journalism is done.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has officially begun to supervise the media organizations broadcasting on the internet.

While İlhan Taşçı, a member of the RTÜK Supreme Board from the CHP, has stated that the complaints of violence on TV are not heeded by the Supreme Board, RTÜK Chair Şahin has indicated that the complaints are regularly evaluated.

"We live in such a period that if you are not threatened with arrest, you almost certainly doubt your own stance," Aykol says.

Ergin Çağlar, a reporter for the Mezopotamya Agency, has been released on the condition of judicial control by the court.

Writer Ayşegül Tözeren, who is also a columnist for the daily Evrensel, has been taken into custody in a house raid in İstanbul.

İstanbul Bar Association Chair Mehmet Durakoğlu and lawyer Turgut Kazan have spoken to bianet about the reversal of the court order imposing access block on bianet by saying “It was done by mistake”.

Chairs of İstanbul, İzmir, Ankara and Diyarbakır Bar Associations have denounced the access block imposed on the whole content of bianet: “The legal mechanism is violating the law. We, as legists, will not get used to it.”

After a penal judgeship of peace has given an order of access block on bianet, an online petition has been launched in support of bianet: “Don’t Shut Down bianet, Freedom of Information Cannot be Restricted.”

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Media Harlem Désir has denounced the access block on 136 websites and social media accounts: “It represents a significant restriction on freedom of expression in Turkey.”

International organizations Reporters Without Borders (RSF), European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Amnesty International Turkey and International Press Institute (IPI) have denounced the access block imposed on bianet.

Kerem Altıparmak, an associate professor in human rights law, has commented on the recent regulation by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on internet broadcasting.

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced its “Printed Media Statistics” for 2018. Accordingly, the circulation of newspapers and magazines fell by 17.6 percent.