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Yavuz Baydar: Erdogan is ruling Turkey by decree

by Yavuz Baydar | 27 Jul 2016

As journalists are detained, Yavuz Baydar writes about the changes being rolled out by Turkey’s government

Yavuz Baydar: The largest clampdown in modern Turkey’s history

by Yavuz Baydar | 25 Jul 2016

Journalist Yavuz Baydar writes of the continuing crackdown in Turkey.

Yavuz Baydar: Escalation in the clampdown on Turkey’s media and academia

by Yavuz Baydar | 23 Jul 2016

It was at the early hours of Friday that a journalist sent a note to her colleagues. “We are told by the management that our publication is discontinued with immediate effect,” she said. “We are told to pack our belongings and leave the office. You...

Mapping Media Freedom: A disastrous week for Turkish journalism

by Index on Censorship | 22 Jul 2016

Turkey has seen an increase in violations against media workers, with journalists murdered, held hostage, arrested and physically attacked, as well as having equipment confiscated

Yavuz Baydar: As the purge deepens in Turkey, is a self-coup underway?

by Yavuz Baydar | 21 Jul 2016

The failed 15 July coup, bloody and despicable, delivered a lethal blow to the already crippled democratic order in Turkey.

Yavuz Baydar: Critical Turkish media is cracking under pressure

by Yavuz Baydar | 20 Jul 2016

On Tuesday 19 July, Turkey’s independent and critical journalists, academics and law experts woke up to another day of concern and fear

Turkey: Journalists’ association presents award to press freedom groups

by Index on Censorship | 15 Jul 2016

Index on Censorship is delighted to be one of the nine groups honoured by the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) with this year’s Press Freedom Prize.