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 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
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How we came together to protect Turkey’s journalists
By AHMET HİLMİ HACALOĞLU / The power of solidarity amid the ongoing press freedom crisis
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Corruption, 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.”
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The 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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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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