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...
Yavuz Baydar: Escalation in the clampdown on Turkey’s media and academia
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CATEGORY: Turkey
Mapping Media Freedom: A disastrous week for Turkish journalism
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?
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
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
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.
Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
Charges of acquiring and divulging state secrets, membership of, and administration of a terrorist organisation brought against five journalists
In Turkey, a loud disagreement finds a common ground: Journalism is not a crime
We joined editors, reporters, columnists, bloggers and civil society activists are, despite being a minority in the shackled media sector in Turkey
Standing in solidarity with Turkey’s journalists
Index on Censorship supports the “I am a journalist” campaign launched by journalists and media freedom advocates from Turkey.
Can Dündar: Turkey is “the biggest prison for journalists in the world”
Turkish journalist, author and filmmaker Can DĂĽndar spoke at the House of Commons last week about the state of politics and media freedom in Turkey
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 30 June-7 July
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 24-29 June
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe
Turkey’s film festivals face a narrowing space for expression
The Siyah Bant initiative, which carries out research on censorship of the arts in Turkey, has given much coverage to obstacles to freedom of expression in the cinematic field
