Turkey Uncensored

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” full_height=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1512660424369{background-image: url(https://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Turkey-Uncensored-top-cropped-1.jpg?id=85226) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Turkey Uncensored is an Index on Censorship project to publish articles from censored Turkish writers, artists and translators.

On 15 July shots heard inside the General Staff headquarters in Ankara signalled the beginning of the assault against Turkey’s democratic institutions. Tanks and fighter jets opened fire on and around parliament and other buildings, resulting in the death of more than 240 people.

This was the catalyst to an unparalleled level of attacks on media freedom in the country. By 30 September, 98 journalists were arrested and charged, 133 media professionals were detained, 133 media outlets were shut down and approximately 2,500 journalists lost their jobs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdEbTannSdw”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css_animation=”none”][campaigns_casestudy category_id=”8607″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1485533210793{border-bottom-width: -30px !important;}”]

CONTRIBUTORS

[/vc_column_text][staff name=”Yavuz Baydar” title=”Columnist, blogger” profile_image=”50087″]Yavuz Baydar is a Turkish columnist, blogger and the co-founder of P24, the Platform for Independent Media. A full list of his articles for Index on Censorship can be found here.[/staff][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”43px”][staff name=”Ece Temelkuran” title=”Journalist, author” profile_image=”82017″]Ece Temelkuran is a Turkish journalist, political commentator and the author of Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy. A full list of her articles for Index on Censorship can be found here.[/staff][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”43px”][staff name=”Kaya Genç” title=”Novelist, essayist” profile_image=”80491″]Kaya Genç is a Turkish novelist and essayist. A full list of his articles for Index on Censorship can be found here.[/staff][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”43px”][staff name=”Meltem Arikan” title=”Novelist, playwright” profile_image=”53515″]Meltem Arikan is a Turkish novelist and playwright. A full list of her contributions to Index on Censorship can be found here.[/staff][/vc_column][/vc_row]