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.

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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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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