Joint Letter to NATO: Accreditation Process Excludes Independent Turkish Journalists from Summit

International Press Institute (IPI), together with press freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights organisations, has written to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to raise urgent concerns about the denial of accreditation to independent media in Türkiye seeking to cover the 2026 Ankara Summit. Dear Secretary General Rutte, The undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, … Read more

IPI PRESS RELEASE: Turkey must end public ad ban on independent newspapers

Turkey must end public ad ban on independent newspapers Delegation of IPI-led international press freedom mission meet with Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency   Today, the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters without Borders (RSF), the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), called for an … Read more

Turkey’s glorious Human Rights Record 2012 by Bianet…Army suicides… a roundup…

Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part I from Bianet :: English On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, Turkey’s two main human rights organizations released their annual torture reports, complaining that impunity on several torture cases encouraged the ongoing human tragedy in Turkey. Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part II from Bianet … Read more