Born out of solidarity, new Turkish news platform fights to survive
By BURCU KARAKAŞ / Practising journalism in Turkey has become an existential issue
IPI urges Merkel, Macron to confront Turkey on press freedom
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has written to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron requesting the two leaders to take a firm stance against the imprisonment, intimidation and harassment of journalists in Turkey. In letters sent to [...]
Trial of Uğur Yılmaz, Hearing One
Hearing Overview Date: October 16, 2018 Court: Bitlis 2. High Criminal Court Defendant(s) and status: Uğur Yılmaz (jailed) Charges: Terrorist propaganda, membership in a terrorist organization Hearing Number: 1 International Observers: Trial Monitor: Deniz Tekin Related Hearings: Case Background [...]
IPI condemns fresh arrests of journalists in Turkey
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrests of several journalists during police raids in Istanbul and Diyarbakir, Turkey, in the early hours of October 9. According to information gathered by IPI, at least six journalists were detained: Abdurrahman Gök, Kibriye [...]
Severely disabled Turkey journalist confined to hospital prison wing
The International Press Institute (IPI) today called for the immediate release of Turkey journalist Metin Duran, who is being held at Sincan prison in Ankara despite having suffered a crippling heart attack and stroke. IPI also urged Turkey’s Constitutional Court to evaluate a pending appeal on Duran’s case without delay. Duran, a newspaper and radio [...]
IPI receives İzmir Press Freedom Prize
The İzmir Journalists Association awarded its 2018 Press Freedom Prize to the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, at a ceremony on September 7. The award was accepted on behalf of the IPI network by Kadri Gürsel, a renowned journalist and chair of IPI’s Turkey National Committee. [...]
IPI condemns arrest of Austrian journalist in Turkey
Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, unequivocally condemns the arrest of Austrian journalist Max Zirngast by the Turkish authorities and demands that he be released immediately. “This high-handed action of the Turkish government is an assault on press freedom and a gross violation [...]
WhatsApp groups: Another side to censorship in Turkey
By ÇINAR LİVANE ÖZER / Only pre-approved questions welcomed at government press conferences
Northern Cypriot journalists targeted by Turkish authorities
On July 31, 2018, the director and editor-in-chief of Afrika, an independent political newspaper in Northern Cyprus, were surprised by a knock on the door from Northern Cypriot police, asking them to respond to a case filed against the paper by Turkish prosecutors in Ankara. Editor-in-Chief Şener Levent and the Director Ali Osman Tabak [...]
Analysis: Use of courtroom video link violates Turkey journalists’ rights
By VEYSEL OK / Technical failures exacerbate questions of fair trial raised by SEGBİS system