On World Press Freedom Day, we hear from Turkish journalists forced out of the country
Turkey silences its journalists by forcing them into exile
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CATEGORY: Turkey
Can Dündar: The Turkish journalist who met his killer
An interview with the exiled former editor of Cumhuriyet who was contacted by the hitman who was supposed to silence him forever
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya among winners of Index on Censorship 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
The awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world
The week in free expression: 5 September – 12 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 2 – 8 August 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Turkey’s crackdown on cartoonists is no laughing matter
Turkish satirical magazine LeMan faces mobs and arrests over a cartoon
Turkish arrest warrant against Nedim Türfent condemned
Index and other organisations sound alarm over threat of extradition facing the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet
Young people in Turkey are defying decades of oppression
Mass youth protests have mobilised a fragmented society into action and enlivened the political opposition
The Turkish government’s grip on journalism is tightening
With 90% of the country’s media now controlled by the state, it is becoming harder and harder to report independently