As the current holder of the EU presidency, Germany has a crucial role in guiding the bloc’s policy toward Turkey. What strategy should Germany and the EU pursue in defending fundamental rights amid Turkey’s ongoing press freedom crisis? That was the subject of a recent webinar hosted by the International Press Institute (IPI), together with […]

A coalition of 11 international press freedom, freedom of expression and journalists‘ organisations are leading a joint press freedom mission to Turkey this week from 6 to 9 October amid the country’s continued press freedom crisis, which has further worsened under the coronavirus pandemic. Representatives of the 11 organisations, led by the Vienna-based International Press […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), submitted a joint statement during the adoption of the UPR outcome of Turkey at the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council. The statement was delivered by independent journalist and IPI member Banu Güven on behalf of ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, English PEN, Freemuse, IFEX, […]

Also available on: The sixth episode of IPI’s podcast series IPI Freedom Dialogues: Turkey is out now! In the sixth episode of IPI Freedom Dialogues: Turkey podcast, host Cansu Çamlıbel and her guest Sergey Lagodinsky, member of the EU Parliament (Greens/EFA) and the chairman of the delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee on Legal […]