FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• KDP forces raid the KNN TV studio in Hewlêr 

  A studio of the Kurdish news channel KNN in Hewlêr was searched and extensive files and film material, as well as computers and cell phones, were confiscated.
• Journalist Değer: We did not bow to corruption and fascism  

  Journalist Öznur Değer, who was tortured and detained during a raid on her home before being imprisoned, sent a message saying: “We do not bow to this corruption and fascism. Today is the day to raise the voice of truth.”
• Police take three more journalists into custody 

  Publishing coordinators Uğur Koç and Berkant Gültekin were taken into custody together with birgun.net responsible executive Yaşar Gökdemir because of a news report published in the newspaper Birgün.
• DFG and MKG: Free The media will not bow to attacks  

  In response to the killing of journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu by the Turkish state, the DFG and the MKG issued a strong statement, saying: "The Free Media has never stepped back in the face of massacres, attacks, or censorship. And won't now."
• YRA pays tribute to Aziz Köylüoğlu: We will follow in the footsteps of the martyrs 

  Paying tribute to journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu killed in a Turkish drone attack, the Democratic Press Union reiterated their pledge to continue their struggle even stronger in the footsteps of the martyrs.
• Journalist Ali Barış Kurt imprisoned in Istanbul 

  The Turkish regime’s attacks against the Free Press continues increasingly.
• Kurdish journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu killed in Turkish drone attack in South Kurdistan 

  The Democratic Press Union (YRD) announced that Kurdish journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu was killed in a Turkish drone attack in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Journalists apply to Ministry of Justice to interview Abdullah Öcalan 

  A number of journalists have applied to the Ministry of Justice to interview Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Island.
• JinNews reporter Öznur Değer sent to prison 

  JinNews reporter Öznur Değer, who was detained during a house raid in Mardin in the morning, was remanded in custody for allegedly “making illegal organization propaganda”.
• Kurdish journalist brutally detained during house raid in Mardin 

  Kurdish journalist Öznur Değer was taken into custody in an operation carried out by a special unit of the Turkish police in Mardin.
• International organisations call for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey 

  Turkey must ensure that its practices align with international standards for the protection of freedom of expression and press freedom in order to safeguard the foundations of democracy and human rights, demand international organisations.
• 18 journalists detained, 9 imprisoned in Turkey in January 

  42 journalists were investigated, 18 journalists were detained and 9 of them were imprisoned in Turkey in the month of January, according to the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association.
• Released journalists: We will not be silenced  

  Journalists released from prsion reaffirmed their commitment to continue writing to expose abuses and massacres.
• Protest in Amed against attacks on journalists 

  The pressure and arrests targeting journalists were protested in Amed by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and the Mesopotamian Women Journalists Association (MKG).
• Arjin Dilek Öncel: Government targets free media workers  

  Arjin Dilek Öncel, a board member of the Mesopotamian Women Journalists Association, said that Free Media has always been targeted by the government, adding that the AKP-MHP government aims to criminalize the free press.
• Journalist Eylem Babayiğit remanded in custody 

  Journalist Eylem Babayiğit was imprisoned for “membership in an illegal organization”. She responded to the court decision with the message “The Free Press cannot be silenced.”
• Imprisoned journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu: The free press continues to resist under all circumstances 

  Journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu, who was detained during the latest Istanbul-based operations and imprisoned, said, “The free press continues to write and resist under all circumstances.”
• ‘Monitoring Commission on Rights Violations against the Press' established in Ankara 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) Ankara Branch said that the number of imprisoned journalists in Turkey has increased to 47 and announced the establishment of a ‘Monitoring Commission on Rights Violations against the Press’.
• The number of arrested journalists in Turkey rises to 35 

  With the recent detention of six more journalists, the number of imprisoned reporters in Turkey has risen to 35. The sole reason for their arrests seems to be their work.
• Journalist Eylem Babayiğit detained in Istanbul 

  The wave of repression against the independent press in Turkey continues. Journalist Eylem Babayiğit was detained in her apartment last night and taken to the Istanbul police headquarters.
• 7 journalists arrested for protesting murder of colleagues remain in prison 

  The monthly review for the 7 journalists in prison ruled that they would ‘remain in jail’.
• Journalist Silêman Ehmed released from prison 

  Kurdish journalist Silêman Ehmed was released from prison after 15 months in prison in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• Six journalists remanded in custody 

  Six journalists detained in line with an Istanbul-based investigation three days ago were remanded in custody due to their professional activities.
• Journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu in custody: The free press will not be silenced 

  Reyhan Hacıoğlu, one of the six journalists taken into custody on Friday, said, “These policies will not discourage us. We will always continue to shout the truth.”
• CFWIJ condemns arrest of journalists in Turkey 

  The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemned the arrest of six journalists in Turkey on Friday.