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Engaging Turkey’s leadership

November 13, 2014 4:49 PM EST

Last month, a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute met with senior Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, and Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ.

Letter to Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu

November 13, 2014 4:35 PM EST

In a follow up to a Committee to Protect Journalists mission to Turkey in October, which included a meeting with government officials, CPJ sends a follow up letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

Letter to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

November 13, 2014 4:09 PM EST

In a follow up to a Committee to Protect Journalists mission to Turkey in October, which included a meeting with government officials, CPJ sends a follow up letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Letter to Turkey’s Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ

November 13, 2014 3:47 PM EST

In a follow up to a Committee to Protect Journalists mission to Turkey in October, which included a meeting at the Justice Ministry, CPJ sends a follow up letter to Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ.

The Road to Justice

October 28, 2014 12:00 AM EDT

Slideshow: Seeking the Masterminds CPJ research shows that in 88 percent of cases of journalist slayings around the world, the masterminds behind the murders face no consequences, even when their accomplices are apprehended.

A full Turkey membership would have a major impact on the EU domestic order and foreign standing. (Reuters/Francois Lenoir)

Turkey’s reform fatigue, the EU’s enlargement fatigue, and press freedom

October 9, 2014 1:23 PM EDT

“The European Commission expressed serious concern about developments in the area of rule of law and fundamental rights (in Turkey).” It is progress report season in Brussels. As every year in early October, the commissioner in charge of enlargement unveils documents that judge the progress of all candidate countries in adopting European Union (EU) laws…

Turkey’s leaders defend press freedom record but agree to address delegation’s concerns

October 3, 2014 12:00 AM EDT

Ankara, October 3, 2014–In unprecedented meetings with a joint delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute, senior Turkish government officials defended their country’s press freedom record while agreeing to take steps to improve conditions for journalists. The meetings, which included President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, and Minister…

‘We are journalists’: Delegation in Turkey to discuss press freedom

September 30, 2014 1:00 PM EDT

Reuters editor-at-large Harry Evans had a question for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Would he be willing to meet with a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute (IPI) when it visited Turkey?

International press freedom delegation to visit Turkey

September 25, 2014 12:30 PM EDT

CPJ and IPI to meet with local journalists, media experts, and government officials New York, September 25, 2014 — A joint delegation of representatives from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute will be in Istanbul and Ankara from September 29 to October 2 to meet with local journalists, media experts, and…

Turkish prime minister publicly chastises Economist correspondent

August 8, 2014 2:23 PM EDT

New York, August 8, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by comments made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against a journalist on Thursday. At an election rally in southern Turkey, Erdoğan called Amberin Zaman, local correspondent for The Economist, “a shameless militant disguised under the name of a journalist,” and urged her to…