aslıtunç Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

A journalist holds a placard at the headquarters of Zaman daily newspaper in Istanbul on December 14, 2014. Turkish police raided media outlets close to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, including Zaman, and detained 23 people. (Reuters/Murad Sezer)

Finding new ways to censor journalists in Turkey

April 27, 2015 11:01 AM EDT

The flood was foretold, and seemed inevitable. Even I, with my limited resources as a journalist and media monitor, raised the alarm years ago.

A Sliver of Hope Emerges for a More Independent Press in Turkey

February 12, 2014 1:27 AM EST

The Gezi Park protests force some independent-minded journalists to confront the media’s unwillingness to take on the government. By Nicole Pope

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Turkey’s Legal Problem

February 21, 2012 11:19 PM EST

With the aid of anachronistic legislation and a rigid judiciary, Turkish officials and politicians have curbed free expression by subjecting journalists to endless court proceedings and legal costs. The EU and the U.S. are no help. By Robert Mahoney >> Türkçe