The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations denounce the inflammatory rhetoric directed at Deutsche Welle (DW) Turkish service reporter Alican Uludağ by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) officials and call on the Turkish authorities to ensure journalists’ safety. Journalists must be able to freely publish information they obtain on matters of public […]

Page views and going viral are no longer a viable business strategy for journalism. Andrew Losowsky will share his approach to community building for newsrooms and how anyone can get started, no matter how small their resources are for audience engagement. Hosted by Istanbul-based journalist Gülsin Harman. English to Turkish translation will be provided. REGISTER HERE Who […]

Turkey’s press freedom crisis has deepened further in the last year. Journalists face steep harassment and intimidation for their work, including arbitrary imprisonment and prosecution. Those responsible for attacks and threats against the press enjoy alarming levels of impunity.  This year’s parliamentary and presidential elections have brought no relief for press freedom. On the contrary, […]

Between 2 and 5 October 2023, five international media freedom organisations will conduct an annual joint press freedom mission to Ankara, Diyarbakır and Istanbul. The mission will focus on the state of media freedom, the challenges experienced by journalists, media workers and the media landscape in general in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, and the […]