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Journalist Organizations Protest Police Media Ban

Journalist Organizations Protest Police Media Ban

Turkey’s prominent journalism organizations protested the media presence ban across the country’s police stations, saying that it violated the right to information.

23 December 2013

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

TGC: We Urge Media's State of Emergency Removed

TGC: We Urge Media's State of Emergency Removed

“The recent rise in the number of layoffs among Turkey’s print media demonstrates that the state of emergency is still underway,” Journalists Union of Turkey (TGC) said in a statement.

4 September 2013

bianet “The Best News Website of the Year''

TURKISH JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS

bianet “The Best News Website of the Year''

bianet received ‘the best news website award’ at the "Journalism Achievement Awards” of Turkish Journalists Association.

Turkish Journalists Association: "A Dark Year for Press Freedom"

Turkish Journalists Association: "A Dark Year for Press Freedom"

After eleven people, mostly journalists, were taken into custody under the Ergenekon investigation, the Turkish Journalists Association warned that "crimes of thought are on the rise again". The Contemporary Lawyers Association sees a fair trial endangered.

4 March 2011 Erol Önderoğlu,Nilay Vardar

"Freedom and Security for Press Workers"

WORKING JOURNALISTS DAY

"Freedom and Security for Press Workers"

On the Working Journalists Day on 10 January, the Freedom for Journalists Platform demanded to release detained journalists and lift government applications that obstruct press freedom. Journalist Şener argued that "pressure of journalists against journalists should be revealed".

11 January 2011 Emir Çelik,Serkan Demir

Deputy PM Arınç: 'Censorship Occurs in Banana Republic'...

Deputy PM Arınç: 'Censorship Occurs in Banana Republic'...

In a meeting on local media organized by the Turkish Journalists Association and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Deputy PM Arınç said, "We think that a media with bans and censorship can only exist in oppressive regimes and i a banana republic".

29 November 2010 Berivan Tapan

Press Organizations Establish "Freedom for Journalists Platform"

Press Organizations Establish "Freedom for Journalists Platform"

14 professional press organizations decided to establish a "Freedom for Journalists Platform" and a "Commission for Action" for journalists who are detained because of their writings. Head of the platform is the President of the Turkish Journalists Association Erinç.

26 August 2010 Berivan Tapan

Bianet Awarded with National Prize for Press Freedom

Bianet Awarded with National Prize for Press Freedom

bianet was awarded the Journalists Association of Turkey's Prize for Press Freedom in a ceremony in Istanbul on Saturday (24 July). Personal awards went to Sedat Ergin, and to Irfan Aktan, İsmail Saymaz and Vedat Kurşun on behalf of all journalists threatened with imprisonment.

2009 Award for Successful Journalism in Turkey

TGC PRESS AWARDS

2009 Award for Successful Journalism in Turkey

The Turkish Journalists Association announced the laureates of the "Award for Successful Journalism in Turkey". Association President Erinç criticized that working conditions for journalists have worsened.

18 June 2010 Berivan Tapan

Legal Procedures Deprive Journalists of Right to Appeal

Legal Procedures Deprive Journalists of Right to Appeal

Turkish Journalists Society President Erniç criticized that issues like freedom of expression, the right to inform and journalists' work security and safety of life "are doomed to remain in hollow words". Journalists are controlled by postponing the pronouncement of judgement, Erinç said.

7 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Attacks against Journalists on the Rise

Attacks against Journalists on the Rise

The Turkish Journalists Society published a declaration against journalists' increasing exposure to violence lately: "We will not hesitate to apply legal ways in order to seek the rights of our colleagues and we know it as our duty to inform the public".

22 October 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

TGC Awards for Local Media

Journalists from local newspapers were handed awards by Turkey's Journalists' Society and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. TGC president Erinç mentioned the difficulties which the local media faces.

10 April 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

“Prime Minister Should Apply Message of Tolerance at Home”

Erinç, president of the Journalists’ Society of Turkey (TGC) says that 62 journalists have been killed up to today. He has called on the Prime Minister to respect the press rather than call for boycotts.

7 April 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Daily Yeniçağ Attacks Journalist For An Award

Daily Yeniçağ attacks distinguished journalist Doğan Özgüden for receiving an award for his fiftieth year in the profession and the Turkish Journalist Association for giving it.

26 November 2008

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