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Communications Directorate revokes veteran journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz's press card

Communications Directorate revokes veteran journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz's press card

"Because I'm a 70+ youngster, 'my actions that may harm national security' were punished by Fahrettin Altun and his team," said the journalist.

16 September 2022

Journalist Nadire Mater reclaims press card after four years

Journalist Nadire Mater reclaims press card after four years

Mater called on journalists who are denied press cards to take legal action, saying, "Journalism can't be squeezed into the cards issued by the state."

25 August 2022 Hikmet Adal

Journalist Nadire Mater wins 'press card' lawsuit against Presidency Communications Directorate

Journalist Nadire Mater wins 'press card' lawsuit against Presidency Communications Directorate

"Dozens of lawsuits were filed because press cards were not issued to journalists who are not considered 'favorable.' This case is one of them," said Mater's attorney.

10 May 2022 Hikmet Adal

Justice delayed again: Late journalist Aydın Engin wins the ‘press card’ lawsuit

Justice delayed again: Late journalist Aydın Engin wins the ‘press card’ lawsuit

A journalist for 53 years, Aydın Engin sued the Presidency’s Communications Directorate in 2020 as it did not renew his permanent press card that he had been holding since 2001. Having lost his life on March 24, Engin has won the legal struggle.

29 March 2022 Hikmet Adal

Court rules in favor of journalist not given press card for four years

Court rules in favor of journalist not given press card for four years

Journalist Birkan Bulut hasn't been issued a press card since he made an application to the Communications Directorate in 2017.

Journalists win legal struggle for press cards in Turkey

STAY OF EXECUTION

Journalists win legal struggle for press cards in Turkey

Council of State has halted the execution of the regulation on Press Cards: “The authority of the Communications Directorate is limited to giving press cards. It is not authorized to decide who will be given the card or when it is to be cancelled.”

20 December 2021

bianet Project Advisor Nadire Mater's press card revoked without notification

bianet Project Advisor Nadire Mater's press card revoked without notification

The cancellation of the card has been revealed after the Presidency Communications Directorate submitted its defense in the case filed by Mater.

20 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

CPJ urges Turkey to ‘remove all hints of partisanship within press card process’

CPJ urges Turkey to ‘remove all hints of partisanship within press card process’

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has sent a letter to Presidency’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun. Calling for a press card reform, the Committee has said, “We urge you to abandon your hostile rhetoric toward journalists in Turkey.”

‘Turkey uses press cards to put pressure on journalists’

REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS

‘Turkey uses press cards to put pressure on journalists’

“We ask the government to reinstate an autonomous journalistic entity in order to put an end to biased practices that penalise critical journalists,” says RSF Representative to Turkey Erol Önderoğlu.

Mustafa Sönmez wins ‘press card’ lawsuit against Communications Directorate

Mustafa Sönmez wins ‘press card’ lawsuit against Communications Directorate

Economist and journalist Mustafa Sönmez has won the lawsuit against the Presidency’s Communications Directorate, which has not renewed his press card.

27 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

A struggle for a permanent press card

A struggle for a permanent press card

"On the one hand, there are hundreds of journalists whose press cards are not given, and on the other hand, there are those who work at ministries and are made 'journalists'," says Nadire Mater.

9 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate

1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate

Answering the question of main opposition CHP MP Biçer Karaca, the Directorate has said that 220 journalists’ applications for renewal are still in evaluation. The press cards of 1,238 journalists have been cancelled in two years.

Council of State annuls ‘journalist grata’ regulation on press cards

Council of State annuls ‘journalist grata’ regulation on press cards

With the ruling of the Council of State, the Presidential Communications Directorate’s decisions to revoke press cards and permanent press cards and its refusal to renew or grant press cards are now devoid of a legal basis.

‘If his press card not given by Presidency, he is not a journalist’

JUSTICE MINISTRY

‘If his press card not given by Presidency, he is not a journalist’

The Constitutional Court requested the Justice Ministry’s opinion on the arrest of journalist Cemil Uğur, who reported on the two citizens thrown from a helicopter in Van. The Ministry has said, “He is not a press member.”

15 February 2021

‘Newspapers close down one by one in Turkey’

FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS OF TURKEY

‘Newspapers close down one by one in Turkey’

The Federation of Journalists of Turkey (TGF) has raised concerns that 17 journalists have so far died of COVID-19. The TGF has also called on the government to solve the problems of journalists whose press cards have not been renewed.

16 December 2020

‘Press card’ lawsuit against Turkey’s Communications Directorate

‘Press card’ lawsuit against Turkey’s Communications Directorate

Journalist Aydın Engin has filed a lawsuit against the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications over its failure to give him his permanent press card for over two years: “It is an acquired right; no institution can deny it without reasonable justification.”

11 December 2020 Hikmet Adal

Journalists in Front of Communications Directorate: Where are Our Press Cards?

Journalists in Front of Communications Directorate: Where are Our Press Cards?

Journalists Union of Turkey has staged a protest regarding the suspension of the press cards of numerous journalists.

27 January 2020

Press Cards of Two More Journalists Revoked

Press Cards of Two More Journalists Revoked

Press cards of two Diyarbakır-based journalists, Mahmut Oral and Faruk Balıkçı, have been revoked by the Directorate of Communications.

24 January 2020 Hikmet Adal

With Their Press Cards Still Not Issued, Journalists Wait for an Answer from the State

With Their Press Cards Still Not Issued, Journalists Wait for an Answer from the State

Waiting for their press cards, journalists Tuğrul Eryılmaz, Eylem Nazlıer, Hüseyin Şimşek, Meltem Akyol, Nadire Mater and Sedat Yılmaz have asked the fate and whereabouts of their press cards to the Presidency Directorate of Communications.

24 January 2020 Hikmet Adal

Press Cards of Daily Evrensel Workers Revoked

Press Cards of Daily Evrensel Workers Revoked

While they were waiting for their press cards to be renewed, workers of daily Evrensel have learned that their cards have been revoked. The Commission on Press Cards has recently been affiliated with the Presidency Directorate of Communications.

24 January 2020

685 Press Cards Revoked Over ‘National Security’

685 Press Cards Revoked Over ‘National Security’

Indicating that press cards have been changed in order to “prevent the use irregular and fake press cards”, Vice President Oktay has announced that the press cards of 685 journalists have been cancelled over “national security” concerns.

2 December 2019

Presidency: Press Card Not a Must for Journalistic Activities

Presidency: Press Card Not a Must for Journalistic Activities

Submitting a petition to the Council of State as part of a lawsuit filed for the annulment of the new Press Card Regulation, the Presidency has argued that “a person is not obliged to have a press card to engage in journalistic activities.”

28 October 2019

Press Cards of 3,804 Journalists Canceled in Five Years

Press Cards of 3,804 Journalists Canceled in Five Years

Vice-President Oktay has stated that press cards of 3,804 journalists have been canceled since 2015.

25 October 2019

Council of State Requests Defense from Presidency in Press Card Regulation Case

Council of State Requests Defense from Presidency in Press Card Regulation Case

The State Council has requested defense from the Presidency Directorate of Communications in the lawsuit filed by the Contemporary Journalists’ Association for the annulment of certain articles of press card regulation conflicting with the Constitution.

Germany Denounces Turkey for Not Extending Accreditation of 3 Journalists

Germany Denounces Turkey for Not Extending Accreditation of 3 Journalists

Turkey has rejected the press card applications of journalists Jörg Brase from the Second German Television (ZDF), Thomas Seibert from the Tagesspiegel newspaper and Halil Gülbeyaz from the Northern German Broadcasting (NDR).

Press Cards of 1,954 Journalists Canceled

STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT OKTAY

Press Cards of 1,954 Journalists Canceled

The Vice President has announced that press cards of 1954 journalists have been canceled in the past three years. CHP MP Sertel has said that occupational organizations should be included in the press card commission.

19 December 2018

Press Council: Press Cards Regulation Should Be Withdrawn

Press Council: Press Cards Regulation Should Be Withdrawn

The Press Council has pointed to the possible negative outcomes of the recent amendments to the press cards regulation. In a written statement, the council has called for cancellation of the regulation.

18 December 2018

Presidency Authorized to Issue Press Cards

Presidency Authorized to Issue Press Cards

The Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information, which was authorized to issue yellow press cards, has been closed and its duties and authorities have been handed over to the Presidency Directorate of Communication.

330 Press Cards Revoked

330 Press Cards Revoked

The Directorate General of Press and Information Vice President Okutan has told 330 press cards have been revoked in the wake of July 15 coup attempt and that work is being carried out for those possessing permanent press card.

TGC Willing to Distribute Press Cards to Journalists

TGC Willing to Distribute Press Cards to Journalists

Journalists Society of Turkey held a joint conference with police authorities, urging them to recognize a press card issued by their society.

25 September 2013