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'If I Don't Go to Jail, I'll Celebrate My Birthday'
'If I Don't Go to Jail, I'll Celebrate My Birthday'
The finance minister, a presidential aide and a businessperson have filed lawsuits against Cumhuriyet reporter Hazal Ocak in the past year.
21 April 2020
Turkey Ranks 154th in RSF Press Freedom Index
Turkey Ranks 154th in RSF Press Freedom Index
Censorship of websites and social media in the country "has reached unprecedented levels," says the RSF.
21 April 2020
Lawsuit Against Journalist Temizkan Over a Social Media Post from 6 Years Ago
Lawsuit Against Journalist Temizkan Over a Social Media Post from 6 Years Ago
Charged with “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” over a social media post from six years ago, journalist Sabiha Temizkan will have her first hearing on June 25, 2020.
13 April 2020
Court Rules Against State Agency for Not Lifting Ban on Imgur
Court Rules Against State Agency for Not Lifting Ban on Imgur
An agency affiliated with the Health Ministry had not removed the access block on Imgur although it had removed the content subject to the ban.
9 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
Imprisoned for 'Terrorism' Charges, 47 Journalists Won't Benefit from Sentence Reduction Law
Imprisoned for 'Terrorism' Charges, 47 Journalists Won't Benefit from Sentence Reduction Law
The Press in Arrest group has released its March report on the trials of journalists.
7 April 2020
Journalist Hakan Aygün Arrested for Mocking President's Fundraising Campaign
Journalist Hakan Aygün Arrested for Mocking President's Fundraising Campaign
Aygün has been remanded in custody over a tweet where he mocked the President's campaign to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
6 April 2020
How will the Coronavirus Pandemic Affect News Media in Turkey?
How will the Coronavirus Pandemic Affect News Media in Turkey?
We have spoken with Assoc. Prof. Esra Arsan and Prof. Süleyman İrvan on the possible effects of the pandemic on the media.
30 March 2020 Hikmet Adal
Media Outlets Facing Difficulties due to Coronavirus, Many May Shut Down, Says MP
Media Outlets Facing Difficulties due to Coronavirus, Many May Shut Down, Says MP
Payments of the media outlets should be postponed during the pandemic, CHP MP Gürer has suggested.
26 March 2020
'Government, Media Owners Responsible for Safety of Journalists During Pandemic'
'Government, Media Owners Responsible for Safety of Journalists During Pandemic'
Two journalists' organizations have released statements on the safety of reporters during the coronavirus pandemic, demanding precautions be taken.
23 March 2020
TV Workers Call for Cancellation of All Productions over Coronavirus
TV Workers Call for Cancellation of All Productions over Coronavirus
As several TV series continue despite the outbreak, crew members have launched a campaign on social media.
19 March 2020
Coronavirus Survey: 60 Percent Trust TVs, 44 Percent Not Worried About Pandemic
Coronavirus Survey: 60 Percent Trust TVs, 44 Percent Not Worried About Pandemic
Television channels and the Health Minister are the most common and trusted sources of information about the pandemic in Turkey, says the survey.
18 March 2020
Media Coverage of Coronavirus Pandemic 'Unscientific, Sensational, Negligent,' Say Experts
Media Coverage of Coronavirus Pandemic 'Unscientific, Sensational, Negligent,' Say Experts
From "experts" saying the pandemic is caused by "adultery" to professors advising eating pickled vegetables against the disease, TVs are full of "cliches, prejudices and made-up news," according to communication professors.
18 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Deceived by Lawyers, Killed Worker's Family Seeks Justice: 'We Want Them to Stand Trial'
Deceived by Lawyers, Killed Worker's Family Seeks Justice: 'We Want Them to Stand Trial'
An employee of the Türkiye newspaper was killed while doing a work that wasn't included in his job description.
17 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Journalist Working for Unionization Dismissed After Posters of Jailed Reporters
Journalist Working for Unionization Dismissed After Posters of Jailed Reporters
The pro-government Demirören Media Group has dismissed Timur Soykan, the news manager of daily Posta.
13 March 2020
Prof. Akdeniz: Access Block on Odatv a Move to Intimidate Journalists
Prof. Akdeniz: Access Block on Odatv a Move to Intimidate Journalists
The access block on the Odatv news site has similarities with the censorship of Wikipedia as the internet law functioned as a mechanism of censorship in both cases, according to the law professor.
6 March 2020 Hikmet Adal
Journalist Aziz Oruç Handed Prison Sentence over Social Media Posts
Journalist Aziz Oruç Handed Prison Sentence over Social Media Posts
The reporter has been sentenced to prison for retweeting posts of the news agency he was working for.
2 March 2020
Sputnik Journalists 'Threatened' After Brief Detention over 'Stolen Province' Article
Sputnik Journalists 'Threatened' After Brief Detention over 'Stolen Province' Article
A group of people gathered outside the homes of reporters and threataned them, Sputnik said, questioning how they found the addresses.
2 March 2020
Journalist Faruk Arhan Handed Prison Sentence for Insulting President
Journalist Faruk Arhan Handed Prison Sentence for Insulting President
The journalist has been given a suspended prison sentence in an appeal hearing.
26 February 2020
Journalist Fined for Violating Privacy over Child Abuse Report
Journalist Fined for Violating Privacy over Child Abuse Report
Barış Terkoğlu, the news director of the OdaTV website, has been sentenced to pay a fine after reporting the criminal complaint filed by a 17-year-old child.
25 February 2020
Press Advertisement Institution Cuts Ads of Daily Evrensel for 10 Days
Press Advertisement Institution Cuts Ads of Daily Evrensel for 10 Days
The Press Advertisement Institution has cut the ads of Evrensel newspaper for 10 days over its news article “Press Advertisement Institution has sounded the death knell for publishing in Kurdish”, originally reported by Mezopotamya News Agency.
11 February 2020
Journalists in Front of Communications Directorate: Where are Our Press Cards?
Journalists in Front of Communications Directorate: Where are Our Press Cards?
Journalists Union of Turkey has staged a protest regarding the suspension of the press cards of numerous journalists.
27 January 2020
Latest Status of Press Cards: New Cards Awaited
Latest Status of Press Cards: New Cards Awaited
Having revoked the yellow press cards of daily Evrensel and BirGün workers last week, the Presidency Directorate of Communications has revalidated their press cards. Journalists are awaiting their new turquoise press cards now.
27 January 2020
Press Cards of Two More Journalists Revoked
Press Cards of Two More Journalists Revoked
Press cards of two Diyarbakır-based journalists, Mahmut Oral and Faruk Balıkçı, have been revoked by the Directorate of Communications.
24 January 2020 Hikmet Adal
The Ends Justify the Means in Purging Critical Media
The Ends Justify the Means in Purging Critical Media
Four BİA Media Monitoring Reports that we published in 2019 show that a new climate of suppression has been created through new mechanisms of pressure such as press cards, Press Advertisement Institute ads, Laws on Capital Market and Banking.
22 January 2020 Erol Önderoğlu
Court Dismisses Case Against Cumhuriyet Reporter over 'Bribery' Report
Court Dismisses Case Against Cumhuriyet Reporter over 'Bribery' Report
Seyhan Avşar was facing charges for reporting on two prosecutors' suspension from duty over allegations of bribery.
17 January 2020
Anadolu Agency Reporter Back in Turkey After Detention in Egypt
Anadolu Agency Reporter Back in Turkey After Detention in Egypt
Four reporters of the state-owned agency, including a citizen of Turkey, were detained in Cairo on January 14.
17 January 2020
Egypt's Police Raid Office of Turkey's State-Run Anadolu Agency, Detain Four Employees
Egypt's Police Raid Office of Turkey's State-Run Anadolu Agency, Detain Four Employees
Turkey has condemned the raid, calling on Egypt to release the detained employees.
16 January 2020
International Press Institute: End Abuse and Persecution of Journalism
International Press Institute: End Abuse and Persecution of Journalism
The IPI has released a statement on the occasion of January 10 Working Journalists Day in Turkey: “The most urgent step to be taken by state authorities is to stop the constant judicial and financial pressure and harassment of media and journalists.”
10 January 2020
Judicial Reform Package Brings Freedom to Neither News, Nor Journalists
Judicial Reform Package Brings Freedom to Neither News, Nor Journalists
In the last three months of 2019, 251 journalists and media representatives were put on trial, 13 of them were detained and 89 media workers lost their jobs. The Press Advertisement Institution is using official ads them against newspapers.
10 January 2020 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Öncel Acquitted of 'Terror Propaganda'
Journalist Öncel Acquitted of 'Terror Propaganda'
The court has acquitted the Mezopotamya Agency reporter who was sued for "terror propaganda" over her tweets.
8 January 2020
‘We are Left Unemployed, Subjected to Violence, Imprisoned...’
‘We are Left Unemployed, Subjected to Violence, Imprisoned...’
The Contemporary Journalists’ Association (ÇGD) has released its quarterly report on the state of media in Turkey, documenting the last three months of 2019.
6 January 2020
İstanbul Municipality Allegedly Spends 40 Million to Advertise on Pro-AKP Media in 2 Years
İstanbul Municipality Allegedly Spends 40 Million to Advertise on Pro-AKP Media in 2 Years
A columnist of daily Yeniçağ has alleged that the Metropolitan Municipality of İstanbul and its associates spent 57 million lira for advertisement in 2017- 2019. 40 million lira of this money was paid to pro-government media, according to the columnist.
2 January 2020
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