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Turkey's religious officials smash cameras of journalists from Greece in earthquake zone

Turkey's religious officials smash cameras of journalists from Greece in earthquake zone

The incident reportedly happened when a journalist photographed a mass burial in Hatay. Having lost all the photos they had taken, the journalists will file a lawsuit against the officials.

Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing

Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing

Ambiguous laws and their arbitrary implementation led to Sunday's broad restrictions on traditional and social media, according to critics.

15 November 2022

Rights group monitored 49 trials: 2 journalists, 1 writer sentenced to 112 months in prison

FEBRUARY 2022

Rights group monitored 49 trials: 2 journalists, 1 writer sentenced to 112 months in prison

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has released its Trial Monitoring Report for February: "'Insulting the president' charge constituted 7 percent of the charges. 75 percent of the evidence cited for this charge was social media posts".

International rights organizations express support for journalists in Ukraine

International rights organizations express support for journalists in Ukraine

85 international rights and press freedom organizations, including the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) from Turkey, have released a joint statement amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: "We unilaterally condemn the violence and aggression."

28 February 2022

MLSA: Journalists, activists increasingly charged with terrorism in 2021

MLSA: Journalists, activists increasingly charged with terrorism in 2021

Sixty-four percent of the evidence against the defendants were related to journalism activities, according to the MLSA's Trial Monitoring Report.

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

The Media and Law Studies Association has interviewed 25 political prisoners in five different prisons.

Administrative court: Ban on Kurdish theater play complies with the law

Administrative court: Ban on Kurdish theater play complies with the law

The court has rejected the lawsuit demanding the stay of execution of the ban imposed on the performance of Kurdish theater play Bêrû, arguing that "the theater group is affiliated with the MKM and the MKM is affiliated with the PKK.”

Letter to jailed journalist Nedim Türfent found ‘objectionable’

Letter to jailed journalist Nedim Türfent found ‘objectionable’

A letter was sent to jailed journalist Nedim Türfent. It explained how the expression “We won't look down” came up, with an article titled “A brief history of the command to look down” attached. Both the letter and the article have been found ‘objectionable.’

42 percent of blocked news related to AKP, pro-government people

FREE WEB TURKEY REPORT

42 percent of blocked news related to AKP, pro-government people

Access blocks affected at least 1,910 URLs, 870 of the blocked URLs contained news and 26 news websites were blocked from November 2019 to October 2020.

20 January 2021

Journalists jailed after reporting torture of citizens apply to Constitutional Court

Journalists jailed after reporting torture of citizens apply to Constitutional Court

Three journalists have been remanded in custody since October 9 after their reports revealed that two citizens were tortured by soldiers in the Kurdish-majority Van province.

20 November 2020

‘Journalist Nedim Türfent behind bars for 1,500 days’

‘Journalist Nedim Türfent behind bars for 1,500 days’

44 organizations have released a joint statement for journalist Nedim Türfent, who will be behind bars for 1,500 days on June 21. “We call on Turkish authorities once again to stop this injustice,” the statement of the organizations has read.

Imprisoned Based on 'Statements Under Torture', Journalist Nedim Türfent Behind Bars for 4 Years

Imprisoned Based on 'Statements Under Torture', Journalist Nedim Türfent Behind Bars for 4 Years

The MLSA and Press in Arrest have launched a joint campaign for the journalist on the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment.

Radio and TV Supreme Council Regulation on Internet Media Taken to Council of State

Radio and TV Supreme Council Regulation on Internet Media Taken to Council of State

“Having to ask for permission and pay a fee for reporting news is a violation of the Constitution of Turkey”, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has emphasized in its petition to the Council of State against the recent RTÜK regulation.

9 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

Prosecutor’s Office Says SETA Report on Journalists within Freedom of Expression

Prosecutor’s Office Says SETA Report on Journalists within Freedom of Expression

Appealed by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has given a ruling of non-prosecution for the SETA Foundation’s blacklisting report on journalists working in international media outlets.

Second Criminal Complaint Against SETA Report on Journalists

Second Criminal Complaint Against SETA Report on Journalists

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has filed a criminal complaint against the SETA report on journalists working in international media outlets on a series of charges including “inciting the public to enmity and hatred.”

Letter of Support by Law Society of England and Wales for Lawyer Veysel Ok

Letter of Support by Law Society of England and Wales for Lawyer Veysel Ok

Sending a letter to President Erdoğan, the Law Society of England and Wales has requested the discontinuation of the indictment and proceedings against MLSA Co-Director lawyer Veysel Ok for “denigrating the Turkish judicial system".

Lawyer Veysel Ok to be Awarded Thomas Dehler Medal

Lawyer Veysel Ok to be Awarded Thomas Dehler Medal

Lawyer Veysel Ok, who defended several journalists such as Ahmet Altan and Şahin Alpay and is still the attorney of Deniz Yücel, will be awarded the Thomas Dehler Medal 2019, given in the honor of the first Minister of Justice of Germany.

‘Half of Journalists Put on Trial Behind Bars’

REPORT BY MEDIA AND LAW STUDIES ASSOCIATION

‘Half of Journalists Put on Trial Behind Bars’

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), which monitored over 90 court sessions in 71 trials with the International Press Institute (IPI) in the second half of 2018, has released its “Justice Monitoring Report: Freedom of Expression Trials in Turkey”.

23 January 2019 Hikmet Adal