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Turkey’s media regulator penalizes streaming platforms over 'immoral' movies
Netflix has been fined due to the comedy film ‘Sausage Party’ and MUBI and BluTV have been fined due to ‘Climax.’ The platforms have been ordered to remove these movies.
1 August 2024
Access to news site banned after pro-government media group’s request
Medya Radar, a news site focusing on the journalism sector, had reported allegations of low wages against the Turkuvaz Media group.
31 July 2024
'Our Media' partners announce media literacy education program
The Regional Academy for Future Leaders of Change on Media Literacy and Activism program will take place in İstanbul between October 28-31.
30 July 2024
Kurdish journalists sentenced to prison for ‘creating pro-PKK perception’
The court's detailed ruling has revealed that it did not apply the principle of ‘benefit of the doubt’ for the defendants.
26 July 2024
Reporting on Turkish state media receiving award from jihadists is free expression, rules top court
TRT had won compensation from Sendika.org in the case concerning a news report about the public broadcaster receiving an award from the HTS group in Syria. The Constitutional Court has ruled that Sendika.org’s freedom of expression was violated.
26 July 2024
Director, cameraman briefly detained over ‘Demirtaş shirts’
The police released the two individuals after several hours but seized their t-shirts.
25 July 2024
'Media plays a role in the spread of hate speech'
IPS Communication Foundation/bianet examined 80 issues from 10 Turkish newspapers in its report "Hate Speech in Turkish Print Media". The analysis identified hate speech in 21 out of 66 articles.
24 July 2024
Journalists are on the target and have no legal security anymore!
The judiciary is remaining passive in the face of threats directed at television commentators and other journalists, particularly from nationalist circles. Efforts to combat crimes against journalists are being hindered due to the judiciary's inactive stance.
23 July 2024
Erol Önderoğlu
‘Both reporting on and experiencing poverty’: Journalists protest for rights amid economic crisis
Many journalists’ wages have declined to the minimum wage level, which does not allow them to make ends meet, warns the Journalists' Union of Turkey.
22 July 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Kurdish journalist Sadık Topaloğlu arrested on charge he already received sentence for
A new case was filed against Topaloğlu based on the statements of a confessor who already testified in the original case against him, says his lawyer.
18 July 2024
Hikmet Adal
Turkey becomes first country to ban Wattpad
Prior to the ban, there had been increasing criticism on social media from conservative groups regarding the content available on Wattpad.
18 July 2024
LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar released after arrest over social media posts
Mozalar was arrested for ‘inciting hatred and hostility among the public” due to social media posts opposing attacks on Syrian refugees.
15 July 2024
Kurdish journalist dies after injury in suspected Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq
A vehicle carrying journalists was hit by a drone strike while traveling on the Sinjar-Mosul road.
12 July 2024
Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin awarded damages after unjust imprisonment
Tekin was detained for 44 days on suspicion of 'espionage' because a police checkpoint and a shuttle appeared in her documentary footage.
12 July 2024
CPJ calls for investigation into drone strike on Kurdish journalists
The Kurdistan Regional Government has said that Turkey was responsible for the attack.
11 July 2024
Media freedom groups express support for Açık Radyo after license revocation
Açık Radyo’s license was canceled by RTÜK after mentions of the Armenian genocide during a program.
11 July 2024
Journalist Tolga Şardan faces 5 years in prison over ‘intelligence report’ article
In the article, Şardan mentioned a report prepared by the country’s intelligence agency about high judicial bodies and submitted to the president.
10 July 2024
Constitutional Court vindicates academic disciplined for distributing leaflet
Mahiye Sevin Bayraktar faced disciplinary action for distributing leaflets on behalf of a union.
8 July 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Former bianet journalists acquitted in ‘insulting Turkish nation’ case
Haluk Kalafat, bianet’s former chief editor, and Elif Akgül, a former reporter, stood trials over articles from 2015, 2018, and 2019.
3 July 2024
Hikmet Adal
Eight Kurdish journalists sentenced in ‘terror’ case
The journalists’ lawyers have argued that the case relied heavily on anonymous witness testimonies and lacked substantial evidence.
3 July 2024
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Hikmet Adal
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Turkey's media watchdog revokes radio station’s license over genocide remembrance broadcast
Açık Radyo was penalized over a guest’s remarks that "109th anniversary of the massacres and deportations, referred to as genocide, that took place on Ottoman lands."
3 July 2024
Hikmet Adal
Pro-Erdoğan professor gets over 2,900 articles about him censored
Among the censored content is bianet's Media Monitoring Report, which documents all detected violations of press freedom in Turkey.
1 July 2024
Journalist Elif Akgül acquitted of terror propaganda charges
Akgül stood trial due to two X posts. The court has concluded that she exercised freedom of expression.
27 June 2024
İstanbul Bar slams investigation into YouTuber over ‘Sharia’ controversy
The government has openly sided against an agnostic YouTuber involved in a debate with another social media figure who advocates for Sharia law.
20 June 2024
YouTuber faces legal action over sharia law comments
Two social media personalities engaged in a debate over the Sharia law. The atheist one, who is widely considered to have won the debate, is facing potential prison term.
18 June 2024
Ankara Bar urges removal of ‘agents of influence’ provision from new bill
The provision stipulates a prison sentence of 3 to 7 years for individuals who investigate Turkish citizens, institutions, or foreigners residing in Turkey “in accordance with the strategic interests of a foreign state or organization.”
28 May 2024
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RTÜK imposed 625 sanctions on TV, radio outlets in 2023
The media watchdog predominantly targeted media outlets that provided coverage critical of the government.
27 May 2024
Journalism groups rally against ‘agents of influence’ bill
The government is poised to amend the espionage law to criminalize being an "agen of influence."
24 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Grey Wolves members receive prison sentences for attack on journalist
Several members of the group had assaulted a journalist and a former MHP member.
22 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
RSF: Turkey’s new 'espionage bill' threatens media supported by international funds
The government is poised to amend the anti-espionage law to prosecute those who are identified as “agents of influence.”
15 May 2024
New espionage law will ‘make fake journalists pay a price,’ says Bahçeli
The government is poised to introduce an amendment to the espionage law criminalizing “influence operations.”
14 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
High court overturns journalist’s sentence for ‘spreading disinformation’ in landmark decision
The decision marks the first time a conviction under the controversial disinformation law has been reversed
13 May 2024
Hikmet Adal
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