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'Media plays a role in the spread of hate speech'

HATE SPEECH IN PRINT MEDIA IN TURKEY

'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.

Police officers rear-handcuffing former bianet reporter fined 9,000 lira payable in 10 months

Police officers rear-handcuffing former bianet reporter fined 9,000 lira payable in 10 months

İstanbul 35th Criminal Court of First Instance convicted three police officers on charges of violating "freedom of work and labor" for attempting to arrest bianet reporter Beyza Kural with violence while she was covering students' protests in İstanbul, Beyazıt in 2015. The court imposed a fine of 20 lira per day but deferred the penalty.

Four more news articles of bianet censored concerning former lawyer of President Erdoğan

Four more news articles of bianet censored concerning former lawyer of President Erdoğan

Former lawyer of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mustafa Doğan İnal, obtained a court order blocking access to 117 news articles and posts about himself, including four from bianet. İnal had again imposed censorship on hundreds of other news articles previously.

25 December 2023

Journalists from earthquake-affected region meet at Workshop BİA

RIGTHS-BASED JOURNALISM DURING ELECTION PERIODS:

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

Court will inquire with prosecutor's office whether bianet is a news website

Court will inquire with prosecutor's office whether bianet is a news website

The trial of Haluk Kalafat, former co-editor-in-chief and Elif Akgül, former editor of bianet, who are facing charges of "publicly insulting the Turkish nation" was held yesterday at the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.

20 October 2023

'Everywhere has turned into a place of torture'

MEETINGS WITH RIGHTS ORGANİZATİONS

'Everywhere has turned into a place of torture'

"Lately, even journalists have shown decreased interest in human rights-related issues," says Ümit Efe, an executive of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

17 August 2023 Nedim Türfent,Vecih Cuzdan

Hate attack on bianet editor's family on parliamentary agenda

Hate attack on bianet editor's family on parliamentary agenda

Ruken Tuncel's sister was injured during the attack last week.

Ex-chief editor of bianet acquitted in 'libel' case

Ex-chief editor of bianet acquitted in 'libel' case

"It is not necessary to be a lawyer to understand that there is no crime in this news report," said Nazan Özcan's lawyer in the hearing. Özcan was acquitted by the court.

25 April 2023 Hikmet Adal

bianet Kurdish editor Aren Yıldırm detained in police raid

bianet Kurdish editor Aren Yıldırm detained in police raid

The police raided Yıldırım's apartment early in the morning. The prosecutor's office imposed a 24-hour ban on lawyer visits.

Facing up to difficulties 'in the nature of'* journalists of this country

Facing up to difficulties 'in the nature of'* journalists of this country

Murat İnceoğlu, bianet's new editor-in-chief says, "I had to say "Hello" to you from bianet during such a difficult time. Bianet, the first internet news portal of Türkiye, is an old and first love for all of us. This is a new and important period for me. We will bring bianet to where it deserves together with all our friends."

10 February 2023 Murat İnceoğlu

'People are trying to bring aid with their own means'

BIANET IN EARTHQUAKE-HIT REGION

'People are trying to bring aid with their own means'

bianet correspondents Ferid Demirel ve Hikmet Adal travelled from İstanbul to the Göksun district of Maraş, heavily hit by the two major earthquakes of February 6.

9 February 2023

Murat İnceoğlu takes office as bianet's new editor-in-chief

Murat İnceoğlu takes office as bianet's new editor-in-chief

İnceoğlu worked for several newspapers and TV outlets during his career spanning over 30 years.

2 February 2023

bianet's ex-chief editor on trial: 'This is a case aimed at intimidating journalists'

bianet's ex-chief editor on trial: 'This is a case aimed at intimidating journalists'

Nazan Özcan is facing "insult" and "libel" charges over a report covering journalists sued for reporting allegations of bribery about Erdoğan's lawyers.

8 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

bianet staff visits Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS for solidarity

bianet staff visits Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS for solidarity

Twenty-six journalists with the two Kurdish news agencies have been sent behind bars since June.

9 November 2022

columns

David R. Mellor

Where is Pikachu?

Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative

Sanja Kljajić

Media and democracy in the Western Balkans and Turkey: alarming trends unveiled

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism

Osman İşçi

Assurance of our right to know: Freedom of expression and journalists

Lawsuit against bianet over report on Erdoğan's former lawyer

Lawsuit against bianet over report on Erdoğan's former lawyer

The report concerns bribery allegations against a former lawyer for President Erdoğan. bianet's former editor-in-chief is charged with "insult and slander."

10 August 2022 Hikmet Adal

For media free of hate and disinformation

NEW REPORT

For media free of hate and disinformation

As part of the “Resilience” project, with bianet/IPS Communication Foundation one of its partners, “The Factsheet on the National Regulatory and Self-Regulatory Framework Against Hate Speech and Disinformation in Turkey” has been published.

25 November 2021 Sinem Aydınlı

‘Climate crisis’ call to governments by RSF and journalists

‘WE HAVE JUST ONE PLANET'

‘Climate crisis’ call to governments by RSF and journalists

Ahead of the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow on November 1, Reporters Without Borders and over 60 environmental journalists from 34 countries have appealed for respect for the right to cover environmental issues.

1 November 2021

Access block to bianet’s news on access block to news

Access block to bianet’s news on access block to news

With the decision of a penal judgeship of peace, an access block has been imposed on bianet's news covering the access block imposed on the news regarding the Met-Gün Construction company’s seizure of a loan received by the İstanbul Municipality.

Court imposes access block on bianet report on woman shot during police raid

Court imposes access block on bianet report on woman shot during police raid

The special operation police shot Dilek Doğan, 19, during a raid in her home in 2015. She lost her life at the hospital after a week.

Access block to bianet news: ‘Do ministries have data on male violence?’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Access block to bianet news: ‘Do ministries have data on male violence?’

Bringing the access blocks to 141 bianet news articles, including its male violence monitoring reports, into Parliamentary agenda, HDP MP Ersoy has asked a series of questions to ministers of justice and family and to the vice president.

Access block to our male violence monitoring report: We won’t stay silent

Access block to our male violence monitoring report: We won’t stay silent

Lawyer O. Meriç Eyüboğlu has lashed out at the access block imposed on our 141 news reports: “We will - of course - not stay silent in the face of this censorship, this grave interference with the right to receive and report news.”

4 August 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Access block to bianet’s 141 news reports

Access block to bianet’s 141 news reports

Among the online content blocked by penal judgeships is bianet’s male violence monitoring report as well as the news on trial of journalists, the operations on December 17-25, 2013 and the land purchase of Berat Albayrak along the route of Canal İstanbul.

Questions sent to jailed LGBTI+ activist Cihan Erdal found ‘objectionable’

Questions sent to jailed LGBTI+ activist Cihan Erdal found ‘objectionable’

The administration of the Ankara Sincan No. F2 Prison found the questions sent to academic and LGBTI+ activist Cihan Erdal for an interview for bianet “objectionable” and did not give the questions to Erdal.

17 May 2021 Ferid Demirel

Evrensel and bianet are ‘so-called media outlets’, according to prosecutor

Evrensel and bianet are ‘so-called media outlets’, according to prosecutor

A lawsuit has been filed against journalist Cihan Ölmez over his statements to the press regarding curfews. The prosecutor has defined daily Evrensel and bianet as “so-called media outlets backing the organization.”

Ruling of right violation for police violence against former bianet reporter Kural

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Ruling of right violation for police violence against former bianet reporter Kural

Constitutional Court has given its ruling regarding the police violence against former bianet reporter Beyza Kural after 5.5 years. The Court has concluded that it was intended as humiliation to say, “Nothing is the same anymore, we will make you learn this.”

18 February 2021

NGOs start campaign against new bill 'threatening civil society'

NGOs start campaign against new bill 'threatening civil society'

Thousands of NGOs in various fields will face the risk of being closed "with a single signature" if the bill passes into law, 129 NGOs have warned.

22 December 2020

Who is behind hate media in Turkey?

RESILIENCE PROJECT

Who is behind hate media in Turkey?

“Hate and Propaganda Media in Turkey: Affiliations, Models and Patterns” report has been released as part of the international Resilience Project, which is implemented in partnership with a series of media organizations, including bianet from Turkey.

29 September 2020 Sinem Aydınlı

‘They Impose Access Blocks, We Continue Doing Journalism’

SENDIKA.ORG, ETHA & FERSUDE

‘They Impose Access Blocks, We Continue Doing Journalism’

We have talked to news websites sendika.org, ETHA and Fersude about the access blocks imposed on their entire content by the penal judgeships of peace at different times: “They block access without giving any reason. Objections remain inconclusive”.

9 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

‘Removing the Order Saying “It was by Mistake” Not Eliminate the Unlawfulness’

ACCESS BLOCK ON BIANET 'BY MISTAKE'

‘Removing the Order Saying “It was by Mistake” Not Eliminate the Unlawfulness’

İstanbul Bar Association Chair Mehmet Durakoğlu and lawyer Turgut Kazan have spoken to bianet about the reversal of the court order imposing access block on bianet by saying “It was done by mistake”.

9 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

‘Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Seized by the Hand of Judiciary’

BAR ASSOCIATION CHAIRS ON ACCESS BLOCK

‘Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Seized by the Hand of Judiciary’

Chairs of İstanbul, İzmir, Ankara and Diyarbakır Bar Associations have denounced the access block imposed on the whole content of bianet: “The legal mechanism is violating the law. We, as legists, will not get used to it.”

7 August 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Online Petition of Support for bianet: Free Press Cannot be Silenced

Online Petition of Support for bianet: Free Press Cannot be Silenced

After a penal judgeship of peace has given an order of access block on bianet, an online petition has been launched in support of bianet: “Don’t Shut Down bianet, Freedom of Information Cannot be Restricted.”

World Reacts to Access Block on bianet

World Reacts to Access Block on bianet

International organizations Reporters Without Borders (RSF), European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Amnesty International Turkey and International Press Institute (IPI) have denounced the access block imposed on bianet.

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