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‘At least 100 newspapers may be closed in Turkey this year alone'

JOURNALISTS' FEDERATION CHAIR

‘At least 100 newspapers may be closed in Turkey this year alone'

Yılmaz Karaca, the Chair of the Federation of Journalists of Turkey (TGF), has raised concerns about the economic hardships faced by the local press in Turkey, warning that at least 100 newspapers may be closed this year alone.

30 November 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

‘13 journalists died of coronavirus in Turkey’

FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS OF TURKEY

‘13 journalists died of coronavirus in Turkey’

“As they are face to face [with people], our colleagues must be vaccinated against COVID-19 right after healthcare workers so that they can work in an healthy environment,” says Yılmaz Karaca, the Chair of the Federation of Journalists of Turkey.

7 December 2020

Press Organizations React Against Attack on Journalists in Midyat

Press Organizations React Against Attack on Journalists in Midyat

The press trade bodies TGF, RSF, and DİSK Press Labor have reacted against the attack carried out on the three journalists in Midyat.

10 June 2016 Elif Akgül

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

Women and Journalists Hand in Hand against Violence

SOCIAL GENDER EQUALITY

Women and Journalists Hand in Hand against Violence

The Women Coordination against Violence and the Journalists Federation decided for a joint struggle against violence and social gender inequality in a meeting in Izmir on 2 March. They aim at a transformation of the sexist approach in the media.

4 March 2011 Erhan Üstündağ