TURKEY

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

Turkey's thought-provoking playwrights, actors and directors have little choice but to become exilesFor Turkish director and actor Memet Ali Alabora, theatre is about creating an environment...11 Sep 2018 ARTISTIC FREEDOM

Academic’s indictment reflects the Turkish government’s criminalisation of free speechDespite the lifting of the state of emergency in July, arbitrary arrests and human rights ...04 Sep 2018 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

A permanent state of emergency by any name is no substitute for respecting human rightsIndex on Censorship joins call for Turkey's government to end the state of emergency by wi...28 Aug 2018 STATEMENT

Illiberal democracies: Awash in media without pluralityVisitors to Eurasian countries -- Turkey, Russia, Ukraine or, to a lesser extent, Azerbaij...20 Aug 2018 MEDIA FREEDOM

Turkey’s repressive regime turns academic's life upside-down"There is no future, no jobs for us as long as Erdogan and the AKP rule the country."...09 Aug 2018 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Turkey Uncensored

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

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

Turkey's thought-provoking playwrights, actors and directors have little choice but to become exilesFor Turkish director and actor Memet Ali Alabora, theatre is about creating an environment...11 Sep 2018 ARTISTIC FREEDOM

Academic’s indictment reflects the Turkish government’s criminalisation of free speechDespite the lifting of the state of emergency in July, arbitrary arrests and human rights ...04 Sep 2018 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Journalism in Exile: "Turkey had turned into hell for journalism"It’s 2016. Turkey is in a state of emergency after the failed coup d’etat of the Presi...06 Aug 2018 MEDIA FREEDOM

Work of the Kurdish and Turkish diaspora essential to strengthen Turkey's democratic opposition, exiled academic saysNaif Bezwan cannot pinpoint a certain moment in his life in which he decided to pursue aca...18 Jul 2018 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Turkey: "I am not hopeless – one day this climate will change"Sahika Erkonan never thought signing a petition meant signing away her life, her family or...06 Jul 2018 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Statements
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A permanent state of emergency by any name is no substitute for respecting human rights
28 Aug 2018STATEMENT

An open letter for the attention of the future President of the Republic of Turkey
20 Jun 2018LETTER

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