BİA Media Monitoring Report

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Judicial Regulation Grip on FoE

BIA MONITORING JUL-SEPT 2014 MEDIA MONITORING

Judicial Regulation Grip on FoE

19 journalist entered the month of October in prison in Turkey. On the other hand, 21 journalists faced violence.

26 October 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA Media Monitoring Report - Full Text

BIA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT APRIL-JUNE 2014

BIA Media Monitoring Report - Full Text

Murdered journalists, jailed journalists, recent releases, attacks, threats, impediments, prosecutions and trials; ‘’defamation’’, personal rights and complaints, bans, closures, seizures, PM, ECHR, RTÜK and Gezi Resistance…

18 September 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

The Media’s 3 Months: 186 Journalists Fired

BIA APRIL-JUNE 2014 MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

The Media’s 3 Months: 186 Journalists Fired

23 journalists entered the month of July in prison. 15 new cases were filed based on the TMK in April-June 2014; 38 people were convicted in total to 2 months 15 days in prison and 277,400 TL in fines for insulting the Prime Minister. 54 reporters were attacked. The ECHR gave a penalty of 160,000 TL in fines.

23 July 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA Media Monitoring and Freedom of Expression Report - Full Text

BIA MEDIA MONITORING OCT-NOV-DEC 2013

BIA Media Monitoring and Freedom of Expression Report - Full Text

Journalist murders, jailed journalists, releases, attacks, threats, impediments, investigations and prosecutions; ‘’defamation’’, personal complaints, bans, closures and seizings, ECHR, RTÜK and Gezi Resistance...

14 July 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

At Least 319 Journalists Left Jobless in 2014

At Least 319 Journalists Left Jobless in 2014

At least 319 journalists have been left jobless since the beginning of 2014 according to BIA Media Monitoring reports and DİSK Basın-İş syndicate data.

13 June 2014 Elif Akgül

bianet Holds Its FoE-Oriented Journalism Meeting

bianet Holds Its FoE-Oriented Journalism Meeting

Following bianet's appeal, a round table meeting brought together Freedom-of-Expression-Oriented Journalists/Non-Governmental Organizations.

12 May 2014 Elif Akgül

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

BIA MEDIA MONITORING JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2014

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

17 people were convicted to a total of 31 years of prison in the first three months of 2014 for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan. 35 journalists ve 15 publishers are behind bars. YouTube is banned, Twitter is banned and then reopened. At least 40 assaults were made towards mediaworkers and journalists.

2 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

2013 Media: Arrests, Assaults, Editorial Interventions, Layoffs

2013 BIA MEDIA MONITORING

2013 Media: Arrests, Assaults, Editorial Interventions, Layoffs

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.

18 February 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Press Freedom Upside Down!

BIA MEDIA MONITORING OCT-NOV-DEC 2013

Press Freedom Upside Down!

Not a single] policeman has been convicted for assaulting journalists during Turkey’s Gezi Resistance. While 59 journalists and 23 publishers entered 2014 behind bars, 13 defendants including 4 journalists have been convicted of “terrorism” charges according to Turkish Penal Code and Anti-Terror Act with 2 life sentences and a total of 1,609 years and 4 months of prison.

14 January 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Happy May 3 With All Jailed Journalists!

BIA MEDIA MONITORING JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013

Happy May 3 With All Jailed Journalists!

69 journalists and 30 distributors were behind bars between January and March 2013 in Turkey. Out of 69 journalists and 30 publishers currently jailed in Turkey, 44 journalists and 29 distributors were from the Kurdish media.

8 May 2013 Emel Gülcan

104 Journalists and 30 Distributors in Prison

2011 BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

104 Journalists and 30 Distributors in Prison

104 journalists and 30 distributors went to jail until the end of 2011. The journalists are in prison under allegations of affiliations with illegal organizations in the scope of the Anti-Terror Law and the Turkish Criminal Law. 94 out of these 134 press workers are from Kurdish media outlets.

31 January 2012 Emel Gülcan

TMK and TCK Dismissive of ''News" and ''Journalists''

BIA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

TMK and TCK Dismissive of ''News" and ''Journalists''

According to the BIA Media Monitoring Report for the second quarter of 2011, 68 journalists went to jail till July, 12 of them because of their news, writings and utterances. Turkish courts decided for prison sentences of 44 years and 8 months in total in April, May and June.

7 November 2011

Freedom of Expression Defendants Name by Name

BİA 2011 FIRST QUARTER MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

Freedom of Expression Defendants Name by Name

The January-February-March Media Monitoring Report by the BİA Media Monitoring Desk revealed that a total of 103 people, 62 of whom are journalists, were tried in cases related to freedom of thought and freedom of expression.

4 May 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Anti-Terror Law Took the Lead in 2010

BİA 2010 ANNUAL MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

Anti-Terror Law Took the Lead in 2010

The BİA 2010 Annual Media Monitoring Report claims that 220 people, among them 104 journalists, were tried for the opinions they voiced in words and writing in 2010. Penalties handed down by the ECHR were on the rise as well as domestic convictions under the Anti-Terror Law. 30 journalists were in jail.

3 May 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

BİA MEDIA MONITORING

Freedom of Expression Defendants Name by Name

Read here a list of journalists, writers, politicians and media institutions that are being tried on charges regarding freedom of thought and expression. This list was compiled according to the report on the third quarter of 2010 prepared by the BİA Media Monitoring Desk.

23 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

bianet Report not Congruent with Minister Çiçek's Explanations...

UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

bianet Report not Congruent with Minister Çiçek's Explanations...

Deputy Prime Minister Çiçek said at the UN Human Rights Council that "judicial decisions related to press freedom are given only for the reason of propaganda for a terrorist organization". Yet, both the Anti-Terror Law and the Criminal Code are full of restrictions...

19 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

125 Defendants in Three Months: Freedom of Expression Now!

Bia 2nd Quarterly Media Report

125 Defendants in Three Months: Freedom of Expression Now!

According to the second quarterly BİA Media Monitoring Report, 125 people, 57 of them journalists, have been on trial between April and June.

14 August 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA Media Monitoring Report For The Third Quarter of 2008 (Full Text)

According to the report published by the Media Monitoring Desk of the Independent Communications Network (BIA) for the period of July-August-September 2008, total of 116people, 77 of whom are journalists, were prosecuted in the 73 freedom of expression cases.

1 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA Media Monitoring Report For The Third Quarter of 2008 (3)

According to the report published by the Media Monitoring Desk of the Independent Communications Network (BIA) for the period of July-August-September 2008, total of 116people, 77 of whom are journalists, were prosecuted in the 73 freedom of expression cases.

1 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA Media Monitoring Report For The Third Quarter of 2008 (1)

According to the report published by the Media Monitoring Desk of the Independent Communications Network (BIA) for the period of July-August-September 2008, total of 116people, 77 of whom are journalists, were prosecuted in the 73 freedom of expression cases.

1 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA Quarterly Report Released: State's Security Hijacks The Freedom Of Expression

BIA Quarterly Report Released: State's Security Hijacks The Freedom Of Expression

Quarterly Freedom Of Expression Monitoring Report by BIA observes: 116 individuals, 77 of them journalists, were tried in 73 different cases for their opinions and reporting rights violations by the state. 36 of them were tried under article 301. Crimes against journalists go unpunished and military based censorship is increasing.

2 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

BİA Media Monitoring Report: Expressing Opinions More Difficult Than Before

According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report for April-May-June 2008 shows that there is a clear increase in freedom of expression violation cases.

18 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

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