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.
Unless I write, no one will: Reporting on Turkey’s LGBTi+ community
By YILDIZ TAR / Kaos GL editor-in-chief writes on the serious lack of coverage and reporting on the LGBTI+ community in Turkey
Read MoreThe hidden part of the iceberg: Being an environmental reporter in Turkey
By HAZAL OCAK / Former Cumhuriyet reporter Hazal Ocak reflects on the highs and lows of covering nature and the climate crisis in Turkey’s challenging media landscape
Read MoreHow we came together to protect Turkey’s journalists
By AHMET HİLMİ HACALOĞLU / The power of solidarity amid the ongoing press freedom crisis
Read MoreCorruption, truth and the basic problem
By ÇİĞDEM TOKER / “If we are talking about a corrupt and unjust mentality within the governing party in general, then this may be seen to prevail in other areas, too.”
Read MoreThe promise of collaborative journalism in Turkey
By CANAN COŞKUN / As pressure against journalism rises, can working together help reveal the truth?
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