FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Latest News

• Nuce Ciwan News Agency banned again 

  The Nuce Ciwan News Agency was banned for the 34th time.
• OGI: 152 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey 

  The Free Journalists Initiative (OGI) pointed out that there are 152 journalists in prisons in Turkey and said: “Journalists work under duress by the government.” OGI called for the cases against journalists to be dismissed.
• Access to almost 55,000 websites blocked in Turkey in 2018 

  The report shows that prior to 2018, access to a total of 190,922 domain names and websites were blocked in Turkey.
• Demirel and Mavioğlu sentenced to 4 years and 6 months 

  Award-winning filmmaker Çayan Demirel and veteran journalist Ertuğrul Mavioğlu sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison. Lawyers will appeal the sentence.
• Journalist Evren to remain in custody 

  The hearing for imprisoned journalist Kibriye Evren was held in the Diyarbakir Heavy Penal Court No.5. The court ruled for the continuation of arrest.
• Özgür Gündem case: Prison sentence asked for 7 people 

  Prosecutor has asked for prison sentences against Özgür Gündem’s Co-executive Editor Hüseyin Aykol, Editor in Chief Reyhan Çapan and 5 others.
• Three acquitted in Özgür Gündem case 

  Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Erol Önderoglu and Ahmet Nesin have been acquitted on showing solidarity with Özgür Gündem newspaper.
• SETA targeted Kurds and opposition abroad 

  The AKP-linked SETA, began to target Kurds and opponents abroad. Journalist Doğan Özgüden is also among those targeted.
• MA journalist Ahmet Kanbal detained in Mardin 

  Turkish police detained Ahmet Kanbal, a journalist with Mesopotamia Agency (MA) in the province of Mardin.
• Journalists and writers reacted to Huseyin Aykol detention 

  Journalist Huseyin Aykol was detained at his home in Ankara on Thursday.
• Journalist Aykol sent to prison 

  Journalist-writer Hüseyin Aykol, who was arrested by the AKP regime, was taken to Sincan F Type No. 2 Prison.
• Journalist Hüseyin Aykol arrested 

  Journalist Hüseyin Aykol was detained at his home around noon.
• Journalists' Union of Turkey to sue SETA for report on media 

  Journalists responded with outrage to the SETA report and the TGS said that they will be in front of Istanbul Çağlayan Courthouse with the blacklisted journalists and file a criminal complaint against the report today.
• SETA report profiles journalists 

  Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform: “The SETA report’s main purpose is to profile and target journalists and their institutions. This document published under the guise of a report constitutes a crime in our eyes.
• Journalist Ataman faces life in prison 

  Imprisoned journalist Ziya Ataman and the other workers of the Dicle News Agency (DIHA) on trial in the same case are facing life in prison.
• Özgür Gündem trial adjourned to 28 November 

  The 13th hearing of the Özgür Gündem newspaper main case, against 9 journalists was  adjourned to 28 November.
• New hearing today in Özgür Gündem main trial 

  The hearing of the main trial against Özgür Gündem will be held today in Istanbul.
• OGI: 154 journalists are imprisoned 

  OGI announced the tally of oppression against journalists for the last 6 months, stating that 154 journalists are imprisoned.
• Journalists on trial 

  The hearing of the main trial against Ozgur Gundem will be held on 3 July in Istanbul.
• Özgürlükçü Demokrasi journalists sentenced for news they wrote 

  The fifth hearing of the trial against five employees of Özgürlükçü Demokrasi paper has been held at the 23rd Heavy Penal Court. 
• Prosecutor asks for 15 years in prison for Journalist Canozer 

  The prosecutor asked for 15 years in prison in the hearing for the case against Journalist Beritan Canozer.
• UN Special Rapporteur: Turkey's problem with press freedom 

  On 24 June 2019, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) began its 41st Session in Geneva.
• Free Press in North and East Syria held seminar in Qamishlo 

  The workshop was attended by the representatives of the press and academics in the region.
• Turkey among Europe's most flagrant offenders of media freedom 

  Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Russia look likely to be among Europe’s most flagrant offenders of media freedom again in 2019.
• ETHA News Agency journalists freed but cannot travel abroad 

  Etkin News Agency employees were released after remaining in custody for 4 days. They were banned from going abroad.