TURKEY

Turkey: Press freedom violations July 2019There were 29 incidents in Turkey in July 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project....21 Aug 2019 MEDIA FREEDOM

Turkish journalists facing unprecedented surge of physical assaultsIn Turkey, the government uses national security and terror legislation to censor journali...25 Jul 2019 REPORT

Turkey: "Trial is in itself an act of intimidation"Human rights and freedom of expression organisations have condemned a judicial ruling made...24 Jul 2019 STATEMENT

Turkish think-tank report escalates harassment of journalistsIndex on Censorship, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 18 other human rights and freedom...11 Jul 2019 STATEMENT

Turkey: Press freedom violations June 2019There were 30 incidents in Turkey in June 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project....04 Jul 2019 MEDIA FREEDOM

What impact will Erdogan's defeat in the Istanbul elections have on freedom of expression in Turkey?Is there a glimmer of hope for Turkey's journalists?...04 Jul 2019 MEDIA FREEDOM

Turkey Uncensored

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

Stories of Justice: If you are the 'other' in Turkey, you should know that you carry death in your pocketJournalist Nedim Turfent shares his thoughts in justice in Turkey: As one of the “others...03 Jul 2019 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Elif Akgül on the Turkish “virtual patrol squads” going after Kurdish social media usersAlready known as the biggest prison for journalists, Turkey is increasingly jailing social...24 Jan 2019 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Project Exile: Turkey's Dündar free in exile, still threatenedCan Dündar isn't easily silenced. The outspoken Turkish columnist and editor has been fir...14 Jan 2019 GLOBAL JOURNALIST

In Turkey, dismissed academics nurture knowledge off campusProfessors in Mersin and Eskişehir have responded to their dismissals by creating their o...14 Dec 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Turkey: Whitewashing the police, one sentence at a timeReporter Seda Taşkın, who works for the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya News Agency, was sentenc...14 Nov 2018 TURKEY UNCENSORED

Cumhuriyet: A press freedom case degenerates into a boardroom takeoverCumhuriyet’s administration abruptly changed after a court ruling early September. Aroun...12 Oct 2018 MEDIA FREEDOM

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Turkey: "Trial is in itself an act of intimidation"
24 Jul 2019STATEMENT

Turkish think-tank report escalates harassment of journalists
11 Jul 2019STATEMENT

Solidarity with Academics for Peace imprisoned in Turkey
17 May 2019ACADEMIC FREEDOM

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Turkish journalists facing unprecedented surge of physical assaults
25 Jul 2019REPORT

Turkey: Art in troubled times
10 Oct 2016REPORT

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