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Press Freedom

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Journalist Hikmet Tunç sentenced to 8 months, 22 days in prison
Journalist Hikmet Tunç sentenced to 8 months, 22 days in prison
Put on trial for “insulting” the trustee appointed to the Muradiye District Municipality in her news report, Hikmet Tunç, the Van reporter for JinNews women’s news agency, has been sentenced to 8 months, 22 days in prison.
13 August 2021
‘Fire cannot be fully quenched until media freedom is ensured in Turkey’
ÇGD REPORT
‘Fire cannot be fully quenched until media freedom is ensured in Turkey’
Presenting its 39th monthly media monitoring report to the public with a written press statement, the Progressive Journalists Association (ÇGD) has raised concerns over the censorship, threats, violence, arrested and prosecution faced by journalists.
10 August 2021
‘Freedom of expression is at risk in Turkey’
CMPF REPORT
‘Freedom of expression is at risk in Turkey’
A recent report released by the Center for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom has found that only five percent of the students graduating from communication faculties every year can find a job in the media sector in Turkey.
6 August 2021
Journalists denied accreditation at the entrance to power plant in fire-hit Milas
Journalists denied accreditation at the entrance to power plant in fire-hit Milas
AFP photojournalist Yasin Akgül says, “When we went to the Kemerköy Thermal Power Plant to report on its current condition and surrounding area, the gendarmerie told us, ‘We have a list, you cannot enter as you are not on that list’.”
6 August 2021
Attack on Halk TV live broadcast in fire-hit Marmaris
4 SUSPECTS RELEASED
Attack on Halk TV live broadcast in fire-hit Marmaris
While the live broadcast of Halk TV was ongoing with the participation of journalists İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel, Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay and lawyer Salim Şen, a group attacked the broadcast at around 12.30 am.
6 August 2021
‘Journalists faced more violence and obstacles in July’
CHP’S ÇAKIRÖZER
‘Journalists faced more violence and obstacles in July’
CHP MP Utku Çakırözer has announced that at least 18 journalists were subjected to violence, battered and prevented from reporting during news follow-up in July and raised concerns about the government’s targeting of funded media outlets.
3 August 2021
HDP requests Parliamentary inquiry into ‘execution lists’
HDP requests Parliamentary inquiry into ‘execution lists’
HDP MP Kemalbay has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry, demanding that the organization behind the “execution lists” targeting journalists, writers and politicians from Turkey living in Europe be revealed and the related people be provided with security.
3 August 2021
‘No institution says, "Come on, let me fund you"’
PROF. İRVAN
‘No institution says, "Come on, let me fund you"’
Amid debates on “foreign-funded” media in Turkey, Prof. Süleyman İrvan has spoken to bianet: “It is not easy to keep on doing independent journalism in Turkey’s conditions. Public funds are not channeled to independent newspapers, but to other places.”
28 July 2021 Hikmet Adal
Journalists ‘cannot breathe’ in Turkey
REPORT
Journalists ‘cannot breathe’ in Turkey
According to a report published by Expression Interrupted, 109 journalists stood trial in May and June, four of whom were sentenced to a total of 9 years, 8 months in prison. Police violence against journalists increased, with 5 journalists physically attacked.
27 July 2021
Germany confirms the existence of ‘execution lists’
Germany confirms the existence of ‘execution lists’
Answering the Parliamentary question of Evrim Sommer, the federal government of Germany has confirmed the existence of execution lists targeting the journalists from Turkey currently living in Germany.
27 July 2021
Germany’s Foreign Ministry condemns violence against journalists from Turkey
Germany’s Foreign Ministry condemns violence against journalists from Turkey
Speaking to DW about the escalating threats, harassment and attacks against the journalists from Turkey living in Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany has condemned all types of violence targeting journalists.
27 July 2021
Presidency’s Communications Director reminded of ‘the attacks he failed to condemn’
Presidency’s Communications Director reminded of ‘the attacks he failed to condemn’
Shortly after Presidency’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun condemned the attack targeting the A Haber team in İstanbul’s Şile, he has been reminded by some social media users of the journalists subjected to police violence in Turkey.
26 July 2021
‘There is an execution list targeting opposition journalists from Turkey’
GERMAN FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS
‘There is an execution list targeting opposition journalists from Turkey’
The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) has called on the government of Germany to take action in the face of threats, harassment and attacks targeting the opposition journalists from Turkey living in Germany.
23 July 2021
'Regulation for media' statement by Presidency’s Communications Director
'Regulation for media' statement by Presidency’s Communications Director
Presidency’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has made a statement regarding news reports about some media outlets being funded by foreign countries, saying, "We will not allow fifth column activities under new guises.”
22 July 2021
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.”
16 July 2021
Sub-Governor has a restraining order issued against local journalist
Sub-Governor has a restraining order issued against local journalist
Şenol Kaya, the Sub-Governor of Şarköy district in Tekirdağ province, has a restraining order issued against local journalist Nuri Çağlar for a period of 1 month following the news that he reported.
15 July 2021 Yakup Önal
Free journalism will end unless there is a brave struggle
BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT / APRIL-MAY-JUNE 2021
Free journalism will end unless there is a brave struggle
In the period of April - May - June 2021, 18 journalists faced a total of 84 years in prison as defendants of “insulting the President” in Turkey. In the same period last year, the number of journalists facing this charge was six.
13 July 2021 Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı
Journalist sentenced to prison over ‘news on Erdoğan cartoons’
Journalist sentenced to prison over ‘news on Erdoğan cartoons’
Put on trial over a news report titled “German Cartoonists Have Drawn Erdoğan Badly”, Evrensel newspaper’s news director Cem Şimşek has been sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison on charge of “insulting the President.”
9 July 2021
‘Police circular is nothing but hostility towards journalists’
PROGRESSIVE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
‘Police circular is nothing but hostility towards journalists’
The ÇGD report says, “There is still no investigation into the persons who in a way attempted to kill Bülent Kılıç while having the status of ‘state security force’ and they are still on duty. It is the clear indicator of the underlying mentality of this crime.”
6 July 2021
Report: Turkey is the top country in violating the rights of women journalists
Report: Turkey is the top country in violating the rights of women journalists
“Turkey is one of the most dangerous countries with cases of legal harassment and intimidation by the state. 25 women journalists appeared in court to defend themselves in June,” says the monthly report of the Coalition For Women in Journalism.
5 July 2021
Erdoğan once again on RSF’s list of ‘Press Freedom Predators’
Erdoğan once again on RSF’s list of ‘Press Freedom Predators’
The Reporters Without Borders has once again ranked President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on its list of “Press Freedom Predators”, defining “critical journalists” as his "favorite targets”.
5 July 2021
Constitutional Court: Daily Özgür Gündem’s closure was a violation of rights
Constitutional Court: Daily Özgür Gündem’s closure was a violation of rights
Pronouncing its ruling as to the “temporary closure” of the Özgür Gündem newspaper in 2016, the Constitutional Court has concluded that the daily’s freedoms of expression and press have been violated.
5 July 2021
Violence towards journalists continues by both police and civilians
MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Violence towards journalists continues by both police and civilians
Three journalists were acquitted of "disclosing the identity of an informant" and "insulting the president" while a new case was filed against a journalist in the two-week period.
30 June 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Police officer makes defense: I am the bottom of the hierarchy
VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALIST
Police officer makes defense: I am the bottom of the hierarchy
In the trial of the police officers who battered journalist Beyza Kural during news follow-up, telling her, “Nothing is the same anymore, we will make you learn it,” the defendants made contradictory statements at the first hearing today, on June 23.
23 June 2021
İHA reporter Mustafa Uslu attacked in Kocaeli
12 JOURNALISTS ATTACKED IN 6 MONTHS
İHA reporter Mustafa Uslu attacked in Kocaeli
Covering the demolition at the farm of İYİ Party Group Deputy Chair Lütfü Türkkan in Kocaeli province, İhlas News Agency (İHA) reporter Mustafa Uslu has been attacked. The Journalists’ Association of Turkey (TGC) has condemned the attack.
23 June 2021
‘Newspapers targeted by Interior Minister Soylu’
CHP’S ÇAKIRÖZER
‘Newspapers targeted by Interior Minister Soylu’
The monthly press freedom report of main opposition CHP MP Çakırözer is marked by the obstructions faced by journalists during news follow up and the targeting remarks of Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in May.
2 June 2021
Press freedom in Turkey: 213 journalists stood trial in the first 4 months of 2021
EXPRESSION INTERRUPTED
Press freedom in Turkey: 213 journalists stood trial in the first 4 months of 2021
According to the first Freedom of Expression and the Press Agenda report of Expression Interrupted, 20 journalists were sentenced to 57 years, 10 months in prison in total in the first four months of this year.
27 May 2021
Annulment of İstanbul Convention 'can turn into a pressure mechanism on media'
BY VARDUHİ BALYAN
Annulment of İstanbul Convention 'can turn into a pressure mechanism on media'
The final annulment of the İstanbul Convention in Turkey may become a mechanism to silence the media covering violence against women and/or LGBTI+ individuals.
26 May 2021 Varduhi Balyan
New lawsuit against journalist Deniz Yücel
HE FACES UP TO 2 YEARS
New lawsuit against journalist Deniz Yücel
Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel has been indicted by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on charge of “degrading the State of the Republic of Turkey, its government, judicial bodies and the security organization of the state.”
12 May 2021
Prevented from covering May Day, journalist files complaint against police
Prevented from covering May Day, journalist files complaint against police
Hindered from covering the protests in Ankara on the 1st of May on the grounds of a recent circular issued by the Directorate General of Security, Yol TV reporter Özge Uyanık has filed a criminal complaint against the police officers.
6 May 2021
'Turkey is the leading country for attacks, threats against women journalists'
CFWIJ
'Turkey is the leading country for attacks, threats against women journalists'
The first quarterly report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) has shown that a total of 114 women journalists have been attacked and threatened in the country since the beginning of 2021.
5 May 2021
Anatomy of ‘journalist prosecutions’ in Turkey
PRESS IN ARREST REPORT
Anatomy of ‘journalist prosecutions’ in Turkey
According to the Press in Arrest’s recent report on journalist prosecutions in Turkey, the country “consistently fails to meet its obligations under international law”.
5 May 2021
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