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Compromised independence of Turkey’s institutions chokes press freedom

Eleven international rights groups conclude press freedom mission to Turkey, and findings confirm the worsening of the situation. Here...

RESEARCH: Hate and Propaganda in Turkish Media – Affiliations, Models and Patterns

This report shows the political and economic affiliations of hate, disinformation, and propaganda media and their patterns in Turkey during the AKP’s rule. It...

Turkey: Bianet’s Media Monitoring Database

The media monitoring database, maintained by bianet, a SEENPM member organization, aims at monitoring and reporting violations of freedom of expression towards the...

Critical Press Under Threat in Turkey: Report

Another International Media Freedom Day has passed while journalists in Turkey face censorship as well as the threat of job loss, persecution,...

Background Documents and Position Papers on Media and Information Literacy Policies and Strategies in SEE and Turkey

This package features documents that depict the current policy infrastructure relating to media and information literacy in formal, non-formal and informal education in Albania,...

Turkey media, between European solidarity and tolerance

The difficult situation of Turkey's press told by well-known journalists, the effects of European solidarity initiatives, and the prospects for the future. A report...

Turkish court upholds life sentences without parole for four journalists

Istanbul, October 3, 2018--An Istanbul court of appeals yesterday upheld the sentences of life in prison without parole handed to four prominent Turkish journalists in...

Share the “World of Tayyips” and tell Turkey that satire is not a crime

Satirical cartoons of political leaders are widely understood as a crucial form of social commentary around the world. In Turkey, however, they're yet another...

Turkish court hands heavy sentences to Zaman journalists

Turkish authorities should drop all charges against six journalists who worked for the now-shuttered Zaman daily newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The journalists...

Reporting human rights violations in Turkey

Reuters Institute Journalist Fellow's Paper In this paper Reporting human rights violations in Turkey Kemal Göktaş (Journalist Fellow Oct 2017 – April 2018) looks at the development and...

I Subscribe – to support independent journalism in Turkey

Global campaign launches with call to subscribe to secular daily Cumhuriyet. A coalition of freedom of expression organisations led by the International Press Institute (IPI)...

Turkey: “In this country everything can change at any time”

For more than seven months German journalist Meşale Tolu was held in pre-trial detention in Turkey together with her son, a toddler. In Mid-December...
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Türkiye must release detained journalists and activists immediately

SEENPM calls for the immediate release of 18 journalists and other professionals and human rights activists detained in several Turkish cities on...

JournalismAI Festival 2024: Intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence

The JournalismAI Festival, dedicated to conversations and case studies that explore the intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence, will be held online...

South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance to be held in Belgrade

Ninth edition of the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance - SEEDIG's flagship event will be held on 25-26 November in...