Journalist and documentary filmmaker Hakan Tosun died following a violent assault in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district between the night of October 10 and 11, 2025. His death has provoked strong reactions from press freedom groups and raised many unanswered questions about possible motives and irregularities in the investigation.cpj+4 What Is Known So Far Circumstances of the … Read more
A crude cartoon that appeared in the Leman magazine led to a quick Islamist mobilization. As Turkey faces a series of issues, which I will report separately, an age-old diversion tactic was employed. It is very easy to find a lynching group. Leman people should have known better, but in any case, the reactions seem … Read more
As Turkey ranks 21st from the bottom in the press freedom index, the European Parliament issued a statement in early May 2025: Latest European Parliament Statement on Turkey’s EU Membership Process The European Parliament made a new and significant statement regarding Turkey’s EU accession process in early May 2025. This statement came in the form of … Read more
As we are in the middle of the long Eid break, let me list what I have observed during the protests. In the meantime, 301 student demonstrators are still imprisoned, and there is a massive one-day economic boycott against (2 April) of all kinds of shopping. Despite mainstream media censorship, the protests could be … Read more
Here is the link: 2025 Turkish protests Turkish edition’s top post is also about the protests: 2025 Türkiye’de hükûmet karşıtı protestolar Here is also the 2025 timeline of anti-government protests in Turkey In the meantime, a BBC journalist was deported from Türkiye. Mark Lowen, a BBC News correspondent, was detained by Turkish authorities in Istanbul … Read more