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Journalists from earthquake-affected region meet at Workshop BİA

Journalists from earthquake-affected region meet at Workshop BİA

Methods for producing 'rights-based journalism' and prioritizing human rights in news coverage during elections was discussed in the workshops held with the cooperation of IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, Reporters Without Borders and Oslo Metropolitan University.

19 December 2023

Impunity for threats against journalist reporting on ISIS women

Impunity for threats against journalist reporting on ISIS women

Prosecution dismissed the criminal complaint by journalist Gönültaş for the threats she received after her report with headline "ISIS woman's jihad video with a knife shot in the public park" a year later and the court rejected her appeal against the decision of non-prosecution, closing the case.

18 December 2023

Kept 7 months in pretrial detention, Kurdish journalist Sedat Yılmaz released after first hearing

Kept 7 months in pretrial detention, Kurdish journalist Sedat Yılmaz released after first hearing

Yılmaz is facing “terorris”-related charges, on call records, a few financial transactions, and social media posts.

14 December 2023

RSF: Turkey arrested 43 journalists in 2023

RSF: Turkey arrested 43 journalists in 2023

The decrease in the number of journalists who are currently behind bars do not signify an absence of arrests in the country due to continues arrests and subsequent releases, notes the RSF.

14 December 2023

Turkey’s ‘Ekşi Sözlük’ social media site banned again

Turkey’s ‘Ekşi Sözlük’ social media site banned again

A group monitoring online censorship in the country reported that the website was banned for reasons related to “national security and the preservation of public order.”

14 December 2023

Journalist Ahmet Kanbal acquitted in disinformation case

Journalist Ahmet Kanbal acquitted in disinformation case

Kanbal stood trial for reporting on the disappearance of a ballot box during the May elections.

13 December 2023

Journalist Sinan Aygül faces trial for ‘insulting’ those who attacked him

Journalist Sinan Aygül faces trial for ‘insulting’ those who attacked him

Aygül was attacked in June allegedly for his criticial coverage of a district mayor in Bitlis.

12 December 2023

Top court finds violation in sentencing of journalist Özgür Boğatekin for criticizing district governor

Top court finds violation in sentencing of journalist Özgür Boğatekin for criticizing district governor

A court had sentenced Boğatekin to 1 year and 15 days in prison for the articles he wrote about the official in 2013. The Constitutional Court has concluded that "the court imposed a penalty despite knowing that there was no crime" for this.

7 December 2023

Journalist Furkan Karabay detained

Journalist Furkan Karabay detained

The police apprehended Karabay in a raid on his residence.

7 December 2023

Journalist İrfan Uçar detained

Journalist İrfan Uçar detained

Uçar had set aside active journalism about a year ago to care for his parents, both dealing with health issues, and had relocated to be with his family.

6 December 2023

Journalist İsmail Saymaz faces sentence over article about Gezi trial judge's political affiliation

Journalist İsmail Saymaz faces sentence over article about Gezi trial judge's political affiliation

Prosecutor presented their opinion, advocating for Saymaz's acquittal on the charge of defamation while requesting punishment for "marking counter-terrorism officials as a target for terror groups."

5 December 2023

Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted in 'libel' case filed by former minister

Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted in 'libel' case filed by former minister

Arı had covered a tender in which Mustafa Varank's cousin secured a contract.

29 November 2023

Difficult task in suppressed media environment: Media self-regulation in Turkey

Difficult task in suppressed media environment: Media self-regulation in Turkey

The IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, among the partners of the "Our Media" project, together with organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, has published a report analyzing 'media self-regulation.'

28 November 2023

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin sentenced to prison for reporting bribery allegations against judge

Journalist Hacı Boğatekin sentenced to prison for reporting bribery allegations against judge

Boğatekin was sentenced, contrary to the prosecutor's recommendation for his acquittal.

27 November 2023 Hikmet Adal

Court rules in favor of Sputnik journalist fired for union activity

Court rules in favor of Sputnik journalist fired for union activity

Twenty-four Sputnik journalists in İstanbul were dismissed after they announced a strike demanding better wages.

24 November 2023

Concerns grow over whereabouts of journalist held in detention in KRG

Concerns grow over whereabouts of journalist held in detention in KRG

Suleyman Ahmed was detained 26 days ago.

20 November 2023

Turkey blocks Deutsche Welle websites

Turkey blocks Deutsche Welle websites

Despite previous restrictions, DW Türkçe has publishing using different domain names.

17 November 2023

Israeli police disrupt journalists from Turkey's public broadcaster

Israeli police disrupt journalists from Turkey's public broadcaster

The police shattered the camera of the TRT team covering Friday prayers in Jerusalem.

17 November 2023

Duty court releases TRT's arrested veteran war correspondent

Duty court releases TRT's arrested veteran war correspondent

Elif Akkuş was arrested on the grounds of posts made against the public broadcaster TRT from an anonymous X account.

16 November 2023

Journalist Sinan Aygün faces investigation after attack on him

Journalist Sinan Aygün faces investigation after attack on him

The journalist's complaint against the assailants had been dismissed.

15 November 2023

Owner of ice cream chain attempts to attack on journalist

Owner of ice cream chain attempts to attack on journalist

Atilla Kanbur, the owner of MADO, confronted a journalist who exposed the unpermitted reinforcement of a heavily damaged building with burst columns in Maraş. The gendarmerie intervened.

14 November 2023

Armed attack on journalist Yaman Kaya

Armed attack on journalist Yaman Kaya

Kaya escaped the assault unharmed, and the assailants fled the scene.

14 November 2023

Kurdistan24 TV dismisses employees while on annual leave

Kurdistan24 TV dismisses employees while on annual leave

The new management of Kurdistan24 TV terminated the employment of approximately 20 employees and proposed working without insurance to the reporters and cameramen they plan to work with in the new period.

10 November 2023 Ferid Demirel

Constitutional Court rules against 'arbitrary' blocking of news article

Constitutional Court rules against 'arbitrary' blocking of news article

The blocking of an online new article about Turkey’s military operations in Syria violated freedom of the press, the top court has ruled.

8 November 2023

Journalist Semra Çelebi acquitted of ‘insulting Turkish flag’

Journalist Semra Çelebi acquitted of ‘insulting Turkish flag’

The journalist faced several charges over a social media post about the 2020 Pride March.

7 November 2023

Journalist Tolga Şardan released

Journalist Tolga Şardan released

Şardan was arrested "publicly spreading deceptive information" because of his recent news article.

7 November 2023

Journalist Cengiz Erdinç released with international travel ban

Journalist Cengiz Erdinç released with international travel ban

Erdinç was detained following his comments on an alleged “judiciary report” by the country’s intelligence agency.

3 November 2023

Dilek Sarıgül

bianet editor Evrim Kepenek provides statement to prosecutor in 'disinformation' probe

bianet editor Evrim Kepenek provides statement to prosecutor in 'disinformation' probe

"We believe in the essence of journalism, which is to convey the truth to the public. Straying from this path, distorting the truth, is not a part of our journalistic understanding," Kepenek has said.

3 November 2023 Dilek Sarıgül

'The disinformation law makes everyone a potential offender'

'The disinformation law makes everyone a potential offender'

Ceren Uysal, a legal expert from PEN and the Progressive Lawyers Association pointed out that the law used in judicial pressure against journalists provides a broad interpretation, allowing for the punishment of any expression that is incompatible with the government.

3 November 2023

bianet editor Evrim Kepenek also charged with disinformation

bianet editor Evrim Kepenek also charged with disinformation

Evrim Kepenek, the women's and LGBTI+ news editor of bianet, has been summoned to give a statement regarding a post she made after the February 6 Earthquakes.

2 November 2023

'Disinformation' investigation for three journalists from BirGün

'Disinformation' investigation for three journalists from BirGün

Journalists Uğur Şahin, İsmail Arı, and Uğur Koç are under investigation on charges of "publicly disseminating misleading information."

2 November 2023

Journalist Cengiz Erdinç detained over alleged intelligence report

Journalist Cengiz Erdinç detained over alleged intelligence report

Earlier, journalist Tolga Şardan was arrested for “spreading disinformation” for allegedly reporting on a “non-existent” intelligence report. Erdinç had tweeted about the report as well.

2 November 2023

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