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Journalists Arrested Over Corruption Reports Explain

Journalists Arrested Over Corruption Reports Explain

On the Conference held by International Transparency Foundation under the title “Report Card of 2015 from Journalists’ Perspective and Open Data Use in Struggle Against Corruption”, journalists on trial due to their reports on corruption have explained.

28th Access Block against DİHA

28th Access Block against DİHA

DİHA website that is blocked as of July 25 has been censored 28th time.

PEN Report Analyses Anti-terror, Online Censorship, Judiciary Relationship

SURVEILLANCE, SECRECY AND SELF-CENSORSHIP REPORT TURKEY

PEN Report Analyses Anti-terror, Online Censorship, Judiciary Relationship

PEN International and PEN Norway have called to states which have relationships with Turkey, the Council of the EU and Internet and social media companies operating in Turkey about the government pressure on digital freedom in Turkey.

17 December 2015

Upon Constitutional Court’s Decision, All Access-Blocks Unlawful

ASST. PROF. DR. KEREM ALTIPARMAK ON ACCESS-BLOCKS DECISION

Upon Constitutional Court’s Decision, All Access-Blocks Unlawful

Constitutional Court has ruled that the inferior court’s decision of blocking access was a violation of freedom of expression, Asst. Prof. Dr. Altıparmak has commentated on the decision for bianet.

9 December 2015

Heybeliada Left Without Library

Heybeliada Left Without Library

Triandafilidis Mansion, Heybeliada’s Library is put to use as service building as to being consigned to District National Education Directorate following Special Provincial Administration being abolished, and offer for library declined by National Education.

4 December 2015

Call from Journalist Organizations on Erdoğan: ‘Freedom for Journalists in Prison‘

Call from Journalist Organizations on Erdoğan: ‘Freedom for Journalists in Prison‘

Congregating upon the arrest of Dündar and Gül from Cumhuriyet daily, organizations for freedom of press and expression have made a call on President Erdoğan for releasing the arrested journalists and pressuring national and international organizations in favor of freedom of press in Turkey.

1 December 2015

Legislation, Practice, and State Tradition in Impunity

NO IMPUNITY FORUM

Legislation, Practice, and State Tradition in Impunity

In the first title of “No Impunity” Forum, Prof. Doğru and judge Şakar discussed legislation, practice and state tradition in impunity.

9 November 2015

Trustee Discharges More Than 60 in İpek Media

Trustee Discharges More Than 60 in İpek Media

At least 58 journalists have been discharged in İped Media in which trustee has been appointed, Bugün TV Chief Editor Toros has said “Vast scale of discharges will be seen” as to upcoming days.

4 November 2015

Nokta Journal Chief Editor, Managing Editor Arrested

Nokta Journal Chief Editor, Managing Editor Arrested

Nokta Journal Chief Editor, Cevheri Güven, and Managing Editor, Murat Çapan have been arrested, and its website blocked with the charge of “inciting public to arm against government”.

3 November 2015

Map of Media Ownership in Turkey

MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ COMMENTATED

Map of Media Ownership in Turkey

Economist-journalist Mustafa Sönmez has mapped media ownership in turkey, talked over transformation of media over AKP governorship of 13 years.

29 October 2015

Reactions by Journalist Organizations against “Trustee” Ruling

Reactions by Journalist Organizations against “Trustee” Ruling

TGS President Uğur Güç and DİSK Press Labor President Faruk Eren, Kanaltürk TV channel included in Turkish Journalists Association and İzmir Journalists Association have reacted against the ruling to appoint trustee for 22 companies of Koza İpek Holding.

28 October 2015

Columnist Threatens Woman Journalist Now

Columnist Threatens Woman Journalist Now

Star daily columnist Cem Küçük now threatens CNN Türk speaker Nevşin Mengü. Küçük threatened journalist Ahmet Hakan before.

23 October 2015

Freedom of Expression Organizations Warn Journalists, Government, EU

Freedom of Expression Organizations Warn Journalists, Government, EU

The committee composed of international press and freedom of expression organizations have held series of talks in Turkey and declared their findings and suggestions to public in press conference

22 October 2015

What Do People in Diyarbakır and Şırnak Think about Re-election ?

ELİF AKGÜL IN DİYARBAKIR

What Do People in Diyarbakır and Şırnak Think about Re-election ?

The re-election is not on the front burner in Diyarbakır province, but Ankara bombing is, campaign jingles don’t fill the streets but angry slogans and riot policemen pervade.

19 October 2015

DİHA News Director: The More Oppression Increases the More Solidarity Hardens

ELİF AKGÜL IN DİYARBAKIR

DİHA News Director: The More Oppression Increases the More Solidarity Hardens

Bianet talked to journalists Çelik and Taşan from Diyarbakır bureau of Dicle News Agency which has been blocked 24 times about oppressions.

13 October 2015

"The State Violated the Right to Life by Punishing Collectively”

CİZRE REPORT OF MAZLUMDER

"The State Violated the Right to Life by Punishing Collectively”

MAZLUMDER prepared a report about the curfew in Cizre: “Clashes between security forces and YDG-H resulted in the violation of rights.”

23 September 2015

bianet’s news “Police Raid against Nokta Magazine” not Accessed

bianet’s news “Police Raid against Nokta Magazine” not Accessed

Even though Telecommunication and Communication Presidency didn’t rule anything, bianet’s news “Police Raid against Nokta Magazine” cannot be accessed.

16 September 2015

Three Vice News Journalists Arrested in Southeastern Turkey, Vice News Reacts

Three Vice News Journalists Arrested in Southeastern Turkey, Vice News Reacts

Three of four Vice News were detained and arrested in Diyarbakır province, Vice News reacted to the arrests. Lawyer Tahir Elçi said journalists were arrested and investigated with notice.

1 September 2015

Turkey is not in the List of World’s 57 Largest Book Publishers

Turkey is not in the List of World’s 57 Largest Book Publishers

The List of World’s 57 Largest Book Publishers has been released. 27 book publishers from 20 countries are in the list while Turkey isn’t. President of Turkish Publishers Association: “We have publishers may enter the list not necessarily from the top.”

Presidency of Telecommunication and Communication Blocks 4 Websites

Presidency of Telecommunication and Communication Blocks 4 Websites

Telecommunication and Communication Presidency blocked websites: Dağ Media, Besta Nuçe, ANF and DİHA.

The Court: Police Interference in Right to Demand Information is Unacceptable

The Court: Police Interference in Right to Demand Information is Unacceptable

İstanbul 3rd Administrative Court convicted Ministry of the Interior paying a fine of 825 Euros to photo-journalist Mehmet Kaçmaz, injured by rubber bullet fired by police during Gezi Park Resistance.

Facebook Censors bianet’s News about Censorship

Facebook Censors bianet’s News about Censorship

Facebook censored bianet news “Facebook Censors Kaos GL for ‘nudity’”.

Access to Twitter Blocked in Turkey

Access to Twitter Blocked in Turkey

Access to twitter has been blocked. It is claimed that the reason is website contents related to Suruç Explosion.

1000th Issue of Agos Newspaper Hits the Shelves

1000th Issue of Agos Newspaper Hits the Shelves

1000th Issue of Armenian bilingual weekly newspaper, Agos, hit the shelves. Yetvart Danzikyan, Editor-in-Chief of Agos, said “Agos uncovered Turkey’s history and paid a price but gained a seat in history of the republic.”

Taksim Solidarity: We’re Everywhere on 2nd Anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance

Taksim Solidarity: We’re Everywhere on 2nd Anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance

2nd anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance will be commemorated on May 31 in Gezi Park at 13 a.m. There will be meetings for Gezi in Beşiktaş and Kadıköy districts of İstanbul at 15 a.m.

Harvey: Gezi Park Resistance Still Continues Despite Leaving Park

Harvey: Gezi Park Resistance Still Continues Despite Leaving Park

Social scientist Prof. Dr. David Harvey attended the meeting of Taksim Solidarity: ”Gezi was a struggle to create an objective unalienated alternative in an alienated environment.”

Censorship on Nor Zartonk’s Twitter Account

Censorship on Nor Zartonk’s Twitter Account

Nor zartonk’s twitter account has been suspended indefinitely. Serhat Koç, IT lawyer, stated that the reason of twitter account’s suspension could be a spam attack.

May Day in Istanbul

May Day in Istanbul

Calling to Taksim for May Day celebrations, the demonstrators encountered with police violence. All roads which lead to Taksim were closed to traffic, the police used gas bomb and water cannon.

The Book on the Perspective of Guerillas Regarding the Peace Process is Obstructed

The Book on the Perspective of Guerillas Regarding the Peace Process is Obstructed

The launch of "Nefela Birîndar", an oral history study which has been written by Faruk Balıkçı and Ruhi Karadağ, and conveys the perspective of guerrillas regarding the peace process, was obstructed in Nusaybin and Kızıltepe cities.

Armenian Genocide: Coverage on 19th and 20th Century

Armenian Genocide: Coverage on 19th and 20th Century

Demoyan, the director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, has compiled the front page coverage in press regarding Ottoman and Armenians on 19th and 20th century, and the reflections of the Armenian Genocide in world press within the book of "Armenian Genocide: Front Page Coverage In the World Press”.

Twitter, YouTube, Facebook Censored Despite Constitutional Court Ruling

Twitter, YouTube, Facebook Censored Despite Constitutional Court Ruling

166 websites including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been blocked in Turkey on the grounds that they have published the photos of Mehmet Selim Kiraz during Istanbul Courthouse hostage crisis.

Armenian Genocide Museum Director: “My Grandma Has Been Deported Twice”

Armenian Genocide Museum Director: “My Grandma Has Been Deported Twice”

“For me, the most dramatic story about the Genocide is my family’s. My grandmother’s,” Armenian Genocide Museum Director told bianet.

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