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 […]

Since September 1, the International Press Institute (IPI) has been battling a targeted and sustained cyberattack. This attack appears to be in retaliation for our advocacy work on behalf of independent media in Hungary, who have faced a wave of similar attacks since this summer. The attack on IPI began with a series of distributed […]

A Turkish court has blocked the website of Voice of America’s (VOA) Turkish service after the international broadcaster refused to file a license application as demanded by the Turkish government’s telecommunications regulator, RTÜK, citing a risk of censorship. The regulation requiring online broadcasters to obtain a license from RTÜK went into force on August 1, […]

As journalists, we can work more efficiently by reflecting on our daily tasks. Self-reflection can be a valuable tool for integrating learned lessons into our professional identity. Let’s explore the learning environment that self-reflection can offer journalists. Self-reflection enables us to analyze our impressions arising from the daily events we encounter. According to Damla Şevval […]