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Cancelling Journalists’ Press Insurance Unlawful, Says Journalists’ Union

Cancelling Journalists’ Press Insurance Unlawful, Says Journalists’ Union

Journalists’ Union of Turkey has announced that press insurances of some journalists working at news sites such as hurriyet.com.tr, posta.com.tr, fanatik.com.tr have been cancelled.

3 February 2017

Detained Journalist Barış İnce Released After Testifying

Detained Journalist Barış İnce Released After Testifying

BirGün daily’s Editorial Board member, journalist Barış İnce has been released after testifying in Çağlayan Court.

30 January 2017

International PEN Blocked by Gendarmerie

International PEN Blocked by Gendarmerie

Going in front of Silivri Prison to act in solidarity with imprisoned journalists and writers, the International PEN’s press statement has been blocked by gendarmerie.

27 January 2017

Ozguruz.org Blocked Before Site Could Publish Any News

Ozguruz.org Blocked Before Site Could Publish Any News

Broadcasting ban has been imposed on news website www.ozguruz.org whose Editor-in-Chief is Can Dündar before it could publish any news.

27 January 2017

Penalty for Journalist Coşkun for ‘Defaming Civil Servant’

Penalty for Journalist Coşkun for ‘Defaming Civil Servant’

Cumhuriyet newspaper correspondent Coşkun has been penalized to pay fine of 12,600 TL due to her report on judges and prosecutors becoming homeowners at a discount rate.

26 January 2017

# ÖZGÜRÜZ Goes Online

# ÖZGÜRÜZ Goes Online

#ÖZGÜRÜZ* news site has gone online. The Editor-in-Chief of the news site is journalist Can Dündar, who lives in Germany and is prosecuted over MİT Trucks reports.

25 January 2017

2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

As of January 1, 2017, 131 journalists are in prison; 28 people including seven journalists are suspects for "defaming Erdoğan"; 54 journalists' properties were confiscated; 12 gag orders were issued; 24 media organs were closed.

23 January 2017 Erol Önderoğlu

3 Detained Journalists Arrested, 3 Others Released

3 Detained Journalists Arrested, 3 Others Released

After over 24 days in detention, journalists Tunca Öğreten, Mahir Kanaat and Ömer Çelik have been arrested, while Metin Yoksu, Derya Okatan and Eray Saygın have been released on probation.

18 January 2017

First Penalty Against Özgür Gündem’s Editors-in-Chief on Watch

First Penalty Against Özgür Gündem’s Editors-in-Chief on Watch

Of Özgür Gündem newspaper’s Editors-in-Chief on Watch, Yurdatapan and Bodur have been sentenced to fine of 1,500 euros and to 1 year and 3 months in prison.

13 January 2017

Reaction from CNN Türk Director Against Investigation Launched by Ankara University

Reaction from CNN Türk Director Against Investigation Launched by Ankara University

As part of an investigation launched into students who protested him with their questions at Ankara University, CNN Türk General Director Aktaş has said he won’t register a complaint against the students.

13 January 2017

IFJ, EFJ Ask Justice Ministry of 6 Journalists Detained for 17 Days

IFJ, EFJ Ask Justice Ministry of 6 Journalists Detained for 17 Days

IFJ and EFJ have asked Minister of Justice Bozdağ why the journalists who were detained on December 25 are in custody and have demanded release of them.

10 January 2017

Call from TİHV for Editors-in-Chief Hearing to be Held on January 11

Call from TİHV for Editors-in-Chief Hearing to be Held on January 11

The TİHV has called on the public to monitor and act in solidarity with Önderoğlu, Korur-Fincancı and Nesin who will be tried over Özgür Gündem newspaper’s Editors-in-Chief campaign.

2 Executives of Doğan Holding Detained

2 Executives of Doğan Holding Detained

Doğan Holding has announced that two of its executives Yahya Uzdiven and Eren Turgut Yücel have been taken into custody as part on investigation in which its previously detained Ankara representative Barbabos Muratoğlu.

Arrested Executives, Columnists of Cumhuriyet Not Released As ‘No Evidence Gathered’

Arrested Executives, Columnists of Cumhuriyet Not Released As ‘No Evidence Gathered’

The 10 arrested journalists and columnists of Cumhuriyet daily will further be under arrest according to a court decision.

4 January 2017 Elif Akgül

Journalist Ahmet Şık Back in Silivri After 5 Years

Journalist Ahmet Şık Back in Silivri After 5 Years

Journalist Ahmet Şık was sent to Silivri Prison from Metris Prison two days ago.

Journalist Ahmet Şık Arrested Again

Journalist Ahmet Şık Arrested Again

Journalist Ahmet Şık has been arrested by İstanbul Criminal Judgeship of Peace on ground of “propagandizing for FETÖ and PKK”.

31 December 2016

A Free New Year for Journalists

A Free New Year for Journalists

Coming together upon call from the initiative "I am a journalist", over 100 journalists including representatives from press organizations have sent a joint new year message to their colleagues in prison who don't have their letters delivered. (Photograph: Özcan Yaman)

31 December 2016

Journalist Ahmet Şık Taken Into Custody

Journalist Ahmet Şık Taken Into Custody

Journalist Ahmet Şık was taken into custody in his apartment by police this morning.

29 December 2016

ANF News Reporter Maxime Demiralp Arrested

ANF News Reporter Maxime Demiralp Arrested

Taken into custody in Brussels on December 15, director of Fırat News Agency, Maxime Demiralp has been arrested.

21 December 2016

Police Violence against bianet Reporter to be Brought to Constitutional Court

Police Violence against bianet Reporter to be Brought to Constitutional Court

Attorneys will apply to the Constitutional Court after their objection to verdict of non-prosecution for the police officers, who beat and handcuffed bianet reporter Kural from behind on November 6, 2015, was rejected.

16 December 2016

Closed Radio, TV Channels Come Together: There is 1 Report

Closed Radio, TV Channels Come Together: There is 1 Report

Staff of four TV and seven radio channels closed by Statutory Decrees have come together and established 1 Haber Var (There is 1 Report) Platform.

9 December 2016

Protest on Twitter, in Silivri: #FreeTurkeyJournalists

Protest on Twitter, in Silivri: #FreeTurkeyJournalists

Press trade bodies outlets from Turkey and all over the world will share messages with the hashtags #GazetecilikSuçDeğildir and #FreeTurkeyJournalists in order to draw attention to arrested journalists. A demonstration will be organized in front of Silivri Prison on December 10.

9 December 2016

Attack on Yeni Çağ Daily Building

Attack on Yeni Çağ Daily Building

An attack has been carried out on headquarters of Yeni Çağ daily, which supports opposition wing in the Nationalist Movement Party.

9 December 2016

Balance Sheet of State of Emergency

Balance Sheet of State of Emergency

177 media outlets have been closed in total as part of three Statutory Decrees put into effect during the State of Emergency, 11 of them reopened. Balance sheet of unemployment has reached 2,500.

7 December 2016 Elif Akgül

Call from Caricaturists All Around the World: Free Musa Kart

Call from Caricaturists All Around the World: Free Musa Kart

CRNI has called for the release of caricaturist Musa Kart, who is Cumhuriyet Foundation Board Member and has been under arrest over 32 days

6 December 2016

Can Dündar’s Permanent Press Card Renewal Request Denied

Can Dündar’s Permanent Press Card Renewal Request Denied

Directorate General of Press and Information has denied Can Dündar’s request of renewal of his permanent press card due to “national security policy”.

1 December 2016

Erol Önderoğlu Receives SEEMO Award For Better Understanding in South East Europe

Erol Önderoğlu Receives SEEMO Award For Better Understanding in South East Europe

Dr. Erhard Busek - SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, East and Central Europe has been granted to bianet rapporteur and RSF Turkey representative Erol Önderoğlu.

25 November 2016

Dündar, Gül Receive German PEN’s Hermann Kesten Prize

Dündar, Gül Receive German PEN’s Hermann Kesten Prize

PEN Germany has granted Hermann Kesten Prize to the journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, and the Hermann Kesten Support Award to the “Translate for Justice”! platform.

18 November 2016 Gürsel Köksal

Özgür Gündem Columnist Şaban İba Taken into Custody

Özgür Gündem Columnist Şaban İba Taken into Custody

Columnist of the closed Özgür Gündem daily, Şaban Iba has been taken into custody in his apartment in Edremit District of Balıkesir in a house raid carried out by gendarmerie.

17 November 2016

Message of Solidarity From Margaret Atwood to Aslı Erdoğan on PEN’s Day of The Imprisoned Writer

Message of Solidarity From Margaret Atwood to Aslı Erdoğan on PEN’s Day of The Imprisoned Writer

This year, PEN International on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, has drawn attention to five writers in prison around the World including Aslı Erdoğan from Turkey to whom Margaret Atwood has written a letter of solidarity.

15 November 2016

Tally of Legal Actions Against Özgür Gündem Editors on Watch

Tally of Legal Actions Against Özgür Gündem Editors on Watch

Of the Özgür Gündem Editor on Watch campaign participants, 50 have been subjected to investigations, against 36 others charges have been pressed, verdict of non-prosecution has been announced for 11 participants and one case has been dropped.

15 November 2016 Elif Akgül

French Journalist Bertrand Deported

French Journalist Bertrand Deported

Taken into custody in Antep on Friday evening, French journalist Oliver Bertrand has been deported.

14 November 2016