TRT reporter Elif Akkuş has allegedly been reassigned to a tech support position after sending tweets related to the death of Berkin Elvan. “We don’t know about the case, but there must be a reason for transfer,” HR department said.

Aktaş Erdoğan, the son of Füsun Erdoğan who has been sentenced to life within Turkey’s MLKP case, has started a 3-day hunger strike in order to protest the life sentence of his journalist mother.

RTÜK issued a warning on TRT for saying “babe opposition” for representing Turkey’s second largest opposition party on the evening news.

While 59 journalists and 23 publishers were arrested in 2013; 186 journalists, 1 media outlet and 2 internet sites were subjected to attacks. ECHR ordered to Turkey to pay 198,935 euros in FoE related cases. 143 media workers lost their jobs.

Advocate Tora Pekin told bianet that PM Erdoğan’s phone call intervention to Habertürk TV is punishable by 1 to 5 years of prison according to Turkish Penal Code Article 124/3.

bianet interviewed journalists Yavuz Baydar, Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Amberin Zaman on the recent intervention of PM Erdoğan to Habertürk television by making a phone call during his trip to Morocco. All agreed that the government’s pressure on the press is overt now.

Mahir Zeynalov, an Azerbaijan national who worked at Today’s Zaman newspaper for 4 years, have been deported after facing prosecution related to a tweet.

bianet interviewed Berhan Soylu, an executive board member of Computer Engineers Chamber on the impact of government’s bill proposal which will regulate the internet usage.

Vagus.tv Editor-in-Chief Serdar Akinan told bianet that the access to their website has been restricted for five days unlawfully with no court order.

bianet interviewed Prof. Dr. Özden Cankaya on TRT’s public television broadcasting policies and how it should cover the upcoming elections as Turkey’s official television networked received a lot of criticism for being “pro-government”.

We are hailing all those who contributed to the creation of “bianet” through Fikret, Mustafa, Sevda and Şeyhmus who contributed us continuously for 13 years.

CHP deputies Tanrıkulu and Öğüt brought allegations about newspaper sale blocks for Evrensel, Sözcü, Yurt and Aydınlık in Istanbul’s subway stations to Turkey’s parliament.

Acting upon TGC’s application, 4th Regional Administration Court suspended the media entry ban in Istanbul’s Police Headquarters.

How did 2013 go for bianet? We have covered the whole year through photos.

Journalists Society of Turkey (TGC) sued police authorities over the entry ban and eviction of press rooms across Turkey’s police stations.

Released on December 20 after being jailed for 27 months, acclaimed translator Ayşe Berktay spoke up to bianet on her prison days as well as the peace process.

Kelime Oyunu, a popular quiz show has been canceled by TV administration after a question that seemed related to Turkey’s corruption probe.

Several photo journalists across Turkey assembled this afternoon to urge authorities to increase efforts for Bünyamin Aygün, a photo journalist at Milliyet newspaper who has been abducted in Syria 27 days ago.

Turkey’s prominent journalism organizations protested the media presence ban across the country’s police stations, saying that it violated the right to information.

Istanbul 15th High Criminal Court released 6 defendants pending a trial including acclaimed translator Ayşe Berktay in KCK case.