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Fourteen social media users detained for praising deadly PKK attack
Nine soldiers were killed in a recent attack targeting a Turkish military base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
15 January 2024
The persecution of journalism continues!
While the government in Turkey continues to turn a blind eye to the regression in the rule of law and media freedom, the connections between investigative journalists and the public are being weakened through detentions, arrests, and censorship applied to 449 online news articles and content within three months.
10 January 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Court imposes international travel ban on journalist Seyhan Avşar
Avşar is under investigation for her reporting, in which she asserted that a drug trafficker had allegedly contacted the deputy justice minister before securing his release from prison.
8 January 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Journalist Furkan Karabay released
Karabay was arrested over his coverage of bribery allegarions in the judiciary.
8 January 2024
Journalist Altaylı subjected to judicial control measures
The investigation into the case where Fatih Altaylı made a "Well done" post without specifying the subject in the incident where a participant of the anti-Israel rally in İstanbul on January 1 was assaulted for displaying the Tawhid flag brought Altaylı to court under the charge of "praising the crime and the criminal."
5 January 2024
European Federation of Journalists' reaction to Erdoğan on Cyprus
EFJ Vice President Mustafa Kuleli stated, "The Erdogan government is trying to export its oppressive policies towards journalists in Turkey to Cyprus," regarding journalist Ali Kişmir, who is facing up to 10 years in prison for criticizing Turkey's intervention in the Northern Cyprus elections.
26 December 2023
Justice minister claims no journalists behind bars for doing journalism
According to the data from the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) as of December 19, 2023, there are a total of 37 journalists and media workers in prison, at least 13 of whom are convicted.
22 December 2023
RTÜK investigates 'Crimson Buds' series amid Islamophobia claims over secular-pious love story
Pro-government circles and religious groups have accused the series of “Islamophobia” over its portrayal of a religious sect.
22 December 2023
Report: Turkey blocked over 4,400 Twitter URLs in 2022
Most of the tweets were related to irregularity allegations against public officials and “violation of personal rights” was the most common reason, according to the Free Web Turkey report.
21 December 2023
Hikmet Adal
reports
Erdoğan's son-in-law sues T24 news portal
Berat Albayrak, the former finance minister, had previously obtained a court order from claiming a violation of his personal rights and demanding a ban on access to an article on T24.
21 December 2023
Hikmet Adal
Pro-Kurdish daily newspaper excluded from parliament's library
Yeni Yaşam has not been allowed in the parliament since August 27, 2021.
20 December 2023
RTÜK implements stricter languauge standards for port-match broadcasts
Under the new guidelines, the media watchdog will not tolerate sports programs that incite fans, lack common sense, involve fanaticism, exceed the limits of criticism, or contain vulgar and rude expressions.
20 December 2023
Journalists from earthquake-affected region meet at Workshop BİA
Methods for producing 'rights-based journalism' and prioritizing human rights in news coverage during elections was discussed in the workshops held with the cooperation of IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, Reporters Without Borders and Oslo Metropolitan University.
19 December 2023
Impunity for threats against journalist reporting on ISIS women
Prosecution dismissed the criminal complaint by journalist Gönültaş for the threats she received after her report with headline "ISIS woman's jihad video with a knife shot in the public park" a year later and the court rejected her appeal against the decision of non-prosecution, closing the case.
18 December 2023
Bedri Adanır
reports
Kept 7 months in pretrial detention, Kurdish journalist Sedat Yılmaz released after first hearing
Yılmaz is facing “terorris”-related charges, on call records, a few financial transactions, and social media posts.
14 December 2023
RSF: Turkey arrested 43 journalists in 2023
The decrease in the number of journalists who are currently behind bars do not signify an absence of arrests in the country due to continues arrests and subsequent releases, notes the RSF.
14 December 2023
Turkey’s ‘Ekşi Sözlük’ social media site banned again
A group monitoring online censorship in the country reported that the website was banned for reasons related to “national security and the preservation of public order.”
14 December 2023
Journalist Ahmet Kanbal acquitted in disinformation case
Kanbal stood trial for reporting on the disappearance of a ballot box during the May elections.
13 December 2023
Journalist Sinan Aygül faces trial for ‘insulting’ those who attacked him
Aygül was attacked in June allegedly for his criticial coverage of a district mayor in Bitlis.
12 December 2023
Top court finds violation in sentencing of journalist Özgür Boğatekin for criticizing district governor
A court had sentenced Boğatekin to 1 year and 15 days in prison for the articles he wrote about the official in 2013. The Constitutional Court has concluded that "the court imposed a penalty despite knowing that there was no crime" for this.
7 December 2023
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Journalist Furkan Karabay detained
The police apprehended Karabay in a raid on his residence.
7 December 2023
Journalist İrfan Uçar detained
Uçar had set aside active journalism about a year ago to care for his parents, both dealing with health issues, and had relocated to be with his family.
6 December 2023
Journalist İsmail Saymaz faces sentence over article about Gezi trial judge's political affiliation
Prosecutor presented their opinion, advocating for Saymaz's acquittal on the charge of defamation while requesting punishment for "marking counter-terrorism officials as a target for terror groups."
5 December 2023
Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted in 'libel' case filed by former minister
Arı had covered a tender in which Mustafa Varank's cousin secured a contract.
29 November 2023
Difficult task in suppressed media environment: Media self-regulation in Turkey
The IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, among the partners of the "Our Media" project, together with organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, has published a report analyzing 'media self-regulation.'
28 November 2023
Journalist Hacı Boğatekin sentenced to prison for reporting bribery allegations against judge
Boğatekin was sentenced, contrary to the prosecutor's recommendation for his acquittal.
27 November 2023
Hikmet Adal
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Court rules in favor of Sputnik journalist fired for union activity
Twenty-four Sputnik journalists in İstanbul were dismissed after they announced a strike demanding better wages.
24 November 2023
Concerns grow over whereabouts of journalist held in detention in KRG
Suleyman Ahmed was detained 26 days ago.
20 November 2023
Turkey blocks Deutsche Welle websites
Despite previous restrictions, DW Türkçe has publishing using different domain names.
17 November 2023
Israeli police disrupt journalists from Turkey's public broadcaster
The police shattered the camera of the TRT team covering Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
17 November 2023
Duty court releases TRT's arrested veteran war correspondent
Elif Akkuş was arrested on the grounds of posts made against the public broadcaster TRT from an anonymous X account.
16 November 2023
Journalist Sinan Aygün faces investigation after attack on him
The journalist's complaint against the assailants had been dismissed.
15 November 2023
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