The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned an unprecedented court order banning Turkish media from reporting on a parliamentary inquiry into corruption accusations against four former cabinet ministers. Hurriyet Daily News reported that the ban, which is set to last until Dec. 27, was announced yesterday, days before two former ministers were set to [...]

Turkey risks a serious backslide in democracy unless a recent trend of erosion of media freedom is reversed, the International Press Institute (IPI) warned today at the close of a joint press freedom mission to the country with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The warning followed a four-day mission in which an international [...]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today urged Turkey’s president to veto changes to the country’s Internet law that could have severe implications for freedom of expression. President Abdullah Gul has until Feb. 25 to decide whether to reject the package, which critics say would, [...]