Turkey Dispatches is a special series on press freedom and the realities of practising journalism in today’s Turkey, written by those most directly affected: Turkey-based journalists.
The codes of the Khashoggi murder trial: Gruesome details are coming to the surface
By İPEK YEZDANİ / “We, as defenders of journalism, must advocate for this case to help make sure that no state will be able to slaughter a journalist freely like this ever again.”
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Google’s ‘outrageous support to partisan media’ puts Turkey’s fragile communities at risk
By EMRE KIZILKAYA / Emre Kızılkaya wrote on Google’s policy and its impact on news ecosystem in Turkey
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Pandemic heralds tough days ahead for Turkey’s journalists
By RUŞEN ÇAKIR / IPI Member and Medyascope editor Ruşen Çakır on journalism and press freedom amid COVID-19
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Only questions that please, please
By NEVŞİN MENGÜ / Normally, being a politician means having to reply to journalists’ questions. President Erdoğan thinks otherwise.
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Doing journalism while doing time in Turkey’s jails
SEDA TAŞKIN / Prominent former jailed journalists describe their experiences reporting from prison
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