content tagged with women journalists

How I became a journalist from being a housewife

How I became a journalist from being a housewife

After getting married, as a housewife and mother, I found myself constantly pushed and shoved under the pressures of society and family, belittled with a vile and reactionary mindset of "you don't know anything." It was during this time that I met journalism and reporting.

19 March 2024 Nejla Kırbaş

Meeting Sevda Alankuş, a Turkish academic who questions women journalists' position in newsrooms

Meeting Sevda Alankuş, a Turkish academic who questions women journalists' position in newsrooms

"Thanks to the influence of consciousness-raising actions of the women’s movement in Turkey where femicide cases that used to be titled 'honor killings,' or 'domestic violence,' are now displaced by “male murder” since the previous ones legitimized the violence," says Alankuş.

23 July 2023 Nadezda Azhgikhina

CFWIJ: Turkey ranks first in legal harassment of women journalists

CFWIJ: Turkey ranks first in legal harassment of women journalists

Kurdish women journalists face legal harassment the most in the country, according to the report.

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into strip search of women journalists

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into strip search of women journalists

Five journalists were strip-searched during their admission to the prison because there were CDs in their belongings. The prosecutors refused to investigate their complaint, concluding that the search was in line with the regulations.

‘Feminist movements all around the world should solidarize with Afghanistan’

ZAHRA NADER TELLS / 2

‘Feminist movements all around the world should solidarize with Afghanistan’

Zahra Nader, a journalist from Afghanistan, says that in the face of what is happening in Afghanistan, the international media “need to make their countries and politicians responsible for doing the right thing and not what is easy.”

13 December 2022 Selay Dalaklı

‘We need to tell the story of women in Afghanistan right now’

ZAHRA NADER TELLS / 1

‘We need to tell the story of women in Afghanistan right now’

Zahra Nader, a journalist from Afghanistan, says, “Afghanistan is in the most severe women’s rights crisis in the world right now. So, we want to tell the story of how women resist, how they live in this situation, and what the cost is.”

12 December 2022 Selay Dalaklı

Union: Violence against women journalists is on the increase

Union: Violence against women journalists is on the increase

The Journalists Union of Türkiye says women and LGBTI+ journalists are suffering more violence while working.

22 November 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Threats, harassment against three women journalists

Threats, harassment against three women journalists

Three women journalists have announced that they were threatened by Islamic and nationalist groups. Journalism groups have denounced the threats.

CFWIJ: Turkey top country in violations against women journalists

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

CFWIJ: Turkey top country in violations against women journalists

The coalition recorded 63 cases of legal harassment, physical assault, and detention in Turkey in four months.

Turkey: The top country violating women journalists’ rights, again

CFWIJ FEBRUARY REPORT

Turkey: The top country violating women journalists’ rights, again

The Coalition for Women in Journalism has released its “Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists” report for February 2022. The Coalition detected 33 cases of violations against women journalists, 19 of which were in Turkey.

‘Turkey is a prison for journalists’

JANUARY 10 WORKING JOURNALISTS DAY

‘Turkey is a prison for journalists’

Tigris Euphrates Journalists Association Co-Chair Altan says that 2021 was a tough year for journalists working in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority provinces while journalists Gök and Ren talk about the hardships and violations of rights they face in the region.

10 January 2022 Gülistan Korban

‘Violations of rights against women journalists increase by 244 percent in Turkey’

CFWIJ

‘Violations of rights against women journalists increase by 244 percent in Turkey’

According to the report of the Coalition for Women in Journalism on the occasion of December 10 Human Rights Day, the violations of rights faced by women journalists in Turkey increased by 244.11 percent in 2021 when compared to last year.

13 December 2021

‘At least 8 women journalists subjected to violence in Turkey in August’

REPORT

‘At least 8 women journalists subjected to violence in Turkey in August’

The Coalition For Women in Journalism has released its monthly report documenting the violations against women journalists across the world: “Turkey was the leading country with the most cases in August.”

6 September 2021

'Turkey should grant asylum to women journalists from Afghanistan'

JOURNALISTS' UNION OF TURKEY

'Turkey should grant asylum to women journalists from Afghanistan'

"We regard the courage of Afghan women journalists, who persist in reporting despite all risks as 'journalism,' not what the press does by moderating the Taliban's messages," the TGS has said.

‘Violence faced by women journalists has increased by 158 percent’

COALITION FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISM

‘Violence faced by women journalists has increased by 158 percent’

The CFWIJ has announced that the violence faced by women journalists in Turkey has increased by 158.82 percent when compared to the cases documented in 2020. The Coalition has launched a campaign under the hashtag #WeAreNotSafe.”

Report: Turkey among top three countries in violence towards women journalists in May

Report: Turkey among top three countries in violence towards women journalists in May

The Coalition For Women In Journalism has released its monthly report on violence against women journalists.

'When you wear lipstick, you aren't seen as a journalist'

WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN LOCAL MEDIA

'When you wear lipstick, you aren't seen as a journalist'

Thirty women journalists from around Turkey have been interviewed about the problems they experience in professional life.

29 December 2020

Turkey's first known 'all-women' magazine available online

Turkey's first known 'all-women' magazine available online

"Şükûfezar" was published by a group of women in 1886.

Message from Arrested Journalist Vildan Atmaca

Message from Arrested Journalist Vildan Atmaca

Arrested journalist Vildan Atmaca has sent a message through her visitors: “Although I am in prison, I am feeling Beritan’s fever”.

24 December 2015

Journalist Beritan Canözer Taken into Custody for Being ‘Feverish’

Journalist Beritan Canözer Taken into Custody for Being ‘Feverish’

An additional 24 hours of detention period has been requested for JİNHA journalist Beritan Canözer who had been taken into custody while following up news in Diyarbakır.

18 December 2015

TGS Commission for Women and LGBTI Calls for Arrested Women Journalists

TGS Commission for Women and LGBTI Calls for Arrested Women Journalists

TGS Commission for Women and LGBTI is sending letters to the arrested women journalists tomorrow (December 18).

17 December 2015

Women Journalists Condemn Targetting of Colleagues

Women Journalists Condemn Targetting of Colleagues

Kadın Gazeteciler Takipte (Women Journalists in Pursuit) Group released a statement, condemning the police violence on media staff during Gezi Park protests and targeting of women journalist who report on the issue.

IFEX Members Urge UN to Prevent Violence against Women Journalists

IFEX Members Urge UN to Prevent Violence against Women Journalists

44 members of IFEX, among them the Initiative Against Thought Crimes and the IPS Communication Foundation, urged UN Women Head Michelle Bachelet to take measures regarding violence against women who struggle for freedom of expression and are exposed to violence and oppression due to their gender.

25 November 2010 Emir Çelik