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Turkey bans critical reports on military operation in Syria, detains 2 journalists
October 10, 2019 1:42 PM ET
Istanbul, October 10, 2019 –Turkish authorities must stop censoring news reports on the country’s military incursion into Syria and detaining or harassing journalists who cover it, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ joins call to UN rights council for end to press crackdown in Turkey
September 20, 2019 1:40 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 12 other press freedom and freedom of expression organizations calling on the member states of the U.N. Human Rights Council to urge Turkey to end its repressive policies against independent reporting and free speech....
Press freedom situation in Turkey remains highly restrictive, despite some room for very cautious optimism, joint mission finds
September 13, 2019 10:28 AM ET
This week, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined an international press freedom mission to Turkey that met with journalists, civil society, diplomats, the judiciary, and government officials. The visiting delegation voiced concern about the continued crackdown on journalists in the country and the need for the authorities to protect...
Five staffers of Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper released from jail
September 12, 2019 3:34 PM ET
Istanbul, September 12, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed a decision by the Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals to overturn a verdict by a lower court and release five former staffers of the Cumhuriyet newspaper who have been imprisoned since April....
At least 7 journalists arrested throughout Turkey
August 21, 2019 12:00 PM ET
Istanbul, August 21, 2019 – Turkish authorities must immediately release the seven journalists who were detained by police since August 19, as well as all journalists jailed for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Turkish court orders service providers to block access to news sites
August 6, 2019 4:05 PM ET
Istanbul, August 6, 2019--An Ankara court on July 16 ordered Turkish internet service providers to block access in Turkey to 136 web addresses, independent news website Bianet reported today. The blocked addresses include the websites of news outlets Bianet, ETHA news agency, Halkın Sesi TV, Özgür Gelecek, osp.org, geziyisavunuyoruz.org,...
Turkish court sentences documentary filmmakers to 4 and a half years
July 19, 2019 3:07 PM ET
Istanbul, July 19, 2019--Documentary filmmakers Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel, directors of the 2015 documentary movie "Bakur" ("North"), about the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), were sentenced to four years and six months in prison yesterday for "making propaganda for a [terrorist] organization" by a court in the southeastern...
Report by Turkish pro-government think tank criticizes foreign outlets, journalists
July 9, 2019 3:20 PM ET
On July 5, 2019, Turkey's Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Research, an Ankara-based think tank, released a report that described some foreign media outlets operating in Turkey and their correspondents as "anti-government" and "pro-terrorism."...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 23, 2019
June 27, 2019 12:15 PM ET
'Insult' trial for Free Journalists Initiative spokesperson Hakkı Boltan, a spokesperson for the Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ), is due to stand trial in Diyarbakır on charges of "insulting the president" and "insulting a public servant because of their duty," the news website Gazete Karınca reported. The charges are related...