CPJ’s 2025 record and the new wartime totals The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported in late February 2026 that 2025 was the deadliest year ever recorded for the press, with 129 journalists and media workers killed worldwide since CPJ began collecting data in 1992. According to the same report, Israel was responsible for … Read more
I believe this is really shameful. Tele1 TV seized by state, broadcast interrupted mid-air The authorities appointed a trustee to pro-opposition broadcaster Tele1 TV on the evening of Oct 24, taking the channel off air during its main news bulletin. But this was not the first time: Since 2016, Turkey has systematically seized, shut down, … Read more
Even the pro-Trump news outlets refused to sign… According to multiple reports, five Turkish journalists signed the U.S. Department of Defense’s new accreditation document allowing them continued press access to the Pentagon in October 2025. Turkish Journalists Accredited at the Pentagon As of mid-October 2025, the following journalists were among the fifteen remaining who accepted … Read more
‘Israel has succeeded in killing me’: Anas Jamal Al-Sharif’s last words According to major international watchdogs and news organizations, the number of journalists and media workers killed by Israeli armed forces since the start of the Gaza operation (October 7, 2023, through August 12, 2025) ranges between at least 240 and nearly 270: The United … Read more
Turkey remains ranked 157 among 180 countries in press freedom index | Ahval Turkey is ranked 157th out of 180 countries ranked by Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) on its 2019… The last photo of the six #Cumhuriyet journalists and employees who were sent back to prison today to serve the remainder of their sentences after … Read more
International Editors Stand in Solidarity with Turkish Colleagues More than 50 leading international media editors have written an open letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raising profound concerns about the deteriorating conditions for press freedom in Turkey in the run up to the elections this weekend. Friday 30 October 2015 The letter and a … Read more
News in Turkish ***** President Erdoğan puts his stamp on AKP congress For the first time since it’s founding in 2001, AKP held its regular congress without the presence of its founding leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but he made his clout felt with loyal names elected to the party’s decision-making body Conference to tackle press freedom … Read more
An influential and whistleblower Twitter account @fuatavni have been declaring that there might be a possible wave of arrests against pro-Fethullan Gülen journalists and columnists. Many gathered in front of Zaman daily for solidarity tonight. I have no sources to verify at the moment if fuatavni claims are true or not…
Investigation deepens into death of child bride in southeastern Turkey An investigation into the death of a 14-year-old mother in the southeastern province of Siirt has been intensified Father of child bride victim voices doubts on her circumstances of death The case widens as the Family Ministry applies to become a party in … Read more
CPJ issues first-ever report on press freedom in the United States Barack Obama leaves a press conference in the East Room of the White House August 9. (AFP/Saul Loeb) Josh Stearns says, New Report Finds Obama?s Policies Threaten an Independent Press The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its first-ever special report on freedom … Read more
As recently stated Ekşi Sözlük is one of the major internet sites that harbored an internet user culture in Turkey. From time to time, it has been targeted by conservative or Islamist citizens who are quite annoyed with the existence of such a major independent site despite the growth of Facebook and Twitter. There are … Read more
Turkish paper fires readers’ editor after refusing to publish his columns The veteran Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar has been fired from the daily newspaper Sabah, where he was its readers’ editor, after two of his columns were rejected for publication. On the first occasion on 24 June, Baydar wrote a column that criticised the government’s handling … Read more
In Turkey, Media Bosses Are Undermining Democracy New York Times By YAVUZ BAYDAR. Published: July 19, 2013. ISTANBUL ? THE protests that convulsed Istanbuland other Turkish cities last month exposed, among many other things, the shameful role of Turkey’s media conglomerates in subverting press freedom. ****** Kurdish rebels warn Turkey on peace Kurdish rebels give … Read more
Award From Europe for the “Press Freedom in Turkey“ Report Marc Pierini, the former Ambassador of European Union to Turkey, received the International Publication of the Year Award in the Prospect Think Tank of the Year Awards Ceremony for his report titled “Press Freedom in Turkey”. For the last year, Pierini has been working as a visiting scholar … Read more
Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site Security at the site of the deadly terrorist attack in Reyhanlı remained lax hours after the event, while officials confess to incompetence and negligence. Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey Following the implementation of “Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women” Act in … Read more