TURKEY

European Court of Human Rights is failing Turkey’s endangered freedom of expression“My scream for justice has faded away in a bottomless pit”...22 May 2018 GUEST POST

No future without the pastTurkey’s academia witch hunt hits Kurdish studies the most...18 May 2018 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Turkey: Journalist Seda Taskın’s trial shines light on massive irregularitiesMezopotamya Agency reporter Seda Taskın is standing trial in a case that has been marred ...16 May 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Downing Street protest: Hundreds voice anger ahead of Erdogan visitIndex joined English Pen, Reporters Without Borders, Cartoonist Rights Network Internation...15 May 2018 NEWS

Turkish censors vs Netflix, series 1 episode 1All that is solid in the Turkish media melted into air over the past year, and much of the...14 May 2018 MEDIA FREEDOM

Guilty verdicts against the Cumhuriyet journalists and executives must be overturnedInternational NGOs call on the institutions of the Council of Europe and its member states...26 Apr 2018 STATEMENT

Turkey Uncensored

Turkey Uncensored is an Index on Censorship project to publish a series of articles from censored Turkish writers, artists and translators.

Turkey: Journalist Seda Taskın’s trial shines light on massive irregularitiesMezopotamya Agency reporter Seda Taskın is standing trial in a case that has been marred ...16 May 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Turkish censors vs Netflix, series 1 episode 1All that is solid in the Turkish media melted into air over the past year, and much of the...14 May 2018 MEDIA FREEDOM

Turkey’s judicial system: Under the government’s thumbIn the wake of the 15 July 2016 coup attempt, Turkey has become a “de facto permanent”...25 Apr 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Sharo Ibrahim Garip: "Half of Turkey wants a secular and democratic government"In 2016 hundreds of academics were dismissed from their positions without notice, includin...23 Apr 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Turkish petition for peace puts academic freedom on trialFor Turkish academics, signing a dissenting petition can mean expulsion from their job, th...16 Apr 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

War abroad, repression at home: Turkey’s academics and students caught up in new wave of arrestsSince Turkey launched a military operation in Afrin, northern Syria, in January, state rep...10 Apr 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Statements
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Guilty verdicts against the Cumhuriyet journalists and executives must be overturned
26 Apr 2018STATEMENT

Turkish authorities must halt their repression of Kurdish culture and language
29 Mar 2018PRESS RELEASE

Turkey should immediately release Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay
23 Mar 2018STATEMENT

Reports
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Turkey: Art in troubled times
10 Oct 2016REPORT

International organisations condemn crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey
06 Sep 2016REPORT

Turkey's film festivals face a narrowing space for expression
30 Jun 2016REPORT