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Charges against Melis Alphan in Turkey must be dropped ahead of second hearing
The International Press Institute (IPI) called today on Turkish authorities to drop charges against journalist Melis Alphan ahead of the second hearing on May 21 in her trial on terrorism-related charges. Alphan, previously worked as a columnist for newspapers Hürriyet and Milliyet and the news site Artı Gerçek and who writes on women, gender and […]
Read MoreIPI Freedom Dialogues Turkey: How digital subscription models help support democracy
Also available on: The 17th episode of IPI’s podcast series IPI Freedom Dialogues: Turkey is out now! In the 17th episode of IPI Freedom Dialogues: Turkey, host Cansu Çamlıbel and her guest Berkant Gültekin, an editorial board member of BirGün newspaper, discussed the digitalization of the media, “subscription models” based on readers’ support for quality, […]
Read MoreIPI Turkey Webinar Recap: “Quality Journalism: Threats and Opportunities”
On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, the International Press Institute (IPI) organized a webinar in partnership with Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul (CGC) titled “Qualified Journalism: Threats and Opportunities” with distinguished speakers including İpek Cem Taha, Scott Griffen, Emre Kızılkaya, Faruk Bildirici and Minez Bayülgen. Participants talked about the evolution and digitalization of journalism […]
Read MoreTurkey marks WPFD with numerous press freedom violations
As the world commemorated May 3 as World Press Freedom Day, Turkey marked the occasion with continuing press freedom violations, attacks against journalists and further limitations on social media platforms, the last bastion of freedom of expression and the press in the country. The International Press Institute (IPI) recorded nine different incidents of attacks, harassment, […]
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