Committee to Protect Journalists
19 Journalists Killed in Turkey since 1992/Motive Confirmed
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Freelance
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 21% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 21% | Editor |
| 58% | Print reporter/writer |
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Medium * | |
| 100% | |
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Gender | |
| 95% | Male |
| 5% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 100% | Local |
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Murder Victims | |
| 24% | Taken Captive |
| 47% | Threatened |
| 6% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 5% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 89% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 76% | Complete impunity |
| 18% | Partial justice |
| 6% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 53% | Government Officials |
| 6% | Local Residents |
| 6% | Paramilitary Group |
| 35% | Political Group |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 37% | Corruption |
| 5% | Crime |
| 21% | Culture |
| 42% | Human Rights |
| 74% | Politics |
| 5% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 5% | Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
19 Journalists Killed in Turkey/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedHrant Dink, Agos
January 19, 2007, in Istanbul, TurkeyAhmet Taner Kislali, Cumhuriyet
October 21, 1999, in Ankara, TurkeyMetin Göktepe, Evrensel
January 8, 1996, in Istanbul, TurkeySayfettin Tepe, Yeni Politika
August 29, 1995, in Batman, TurkeyErol Akgun, Devrimci Cozum
September 8, 1994, in Gebze, TurkeyNazim Babaoglu, Ozgur Gundem
March 12, 1994, in near Urfa, TurkeyAysel Malkac, Ozgur Gundem
August 7, 1993, in Istanbul, TurkeyFerhat Tepe, Ozgur Gundem
July 28, 1993, in Bitlis, TurkeyKemal Kilic, Ozgur Gundem
February 25, 1993, in Kulunce Village, TurkeyUgur Mumcu, Cumhuriyet
January 27, 1993, in Ankara, TurkeyNamik Taranci, Gercek
November 20, 1992, in Diyarbakir, TurkeyMusa Anter, Ozgur Gundem
September 20, 1992, in Diyarbakir, TurkeyHuseyin Deniz, Ozgur Gundem
August 9, 1992, in Ceylanpinar, TurkeyYahya Orhan, Ozgur Gundem
July 31, 1992, in Gercus, TurkeyCetin Abayay, Ozgur Halk
July 29, 1992, in Batman, TurkeyHafiz Akdemir, Ozgur Gundem
June 8, 1992, in Diyarbakir, TurkeyIzzet Kezer, Sabah
March 23, 1992, in Cizre, TurkeyCengiz Altun, Yeni Ulke
February 24, 1992, in Batman, TurkeyHalit Gungen, 2000'e Dogru
February 9, 1992, in Diyarbakir, Turkey2 Journalists Killed in Turkey/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedYasar Aktay, Freelancer
November 10, 1992, in Diyarbakir, TurkeyMecit Akgun, Yeni Ulke
June 2, 1992, in Nusaybin, TurkeyCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
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