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WAN-IFRA Statement: International Editors Act in Solidarity with Turkish Colleagues
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... Read more
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Isn’t this Fascism? Because of this cover, #Nokta magazine ambushed by police before the publication…
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... Read more
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Supporters gather to defy a possible raid against [Zaman etc] journalists. #ZalimdenKorkmuyoruz
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... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: “Child bride” issue as vital as always… Not surprisingly Press Freedom Upside Down…
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... Read more
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“CPJ issues first-ever report on press freedom in the United States- A Journalism roundup…
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)... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Ekşi Sözlük is the target of organized attacks…
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... Read more
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Yavuz Baydar, the veteran journalist, another victim of pressure on media as Turkey now 154th in world press freedom index…
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,... Read more
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Yavuz Baydar: Media Bosses [n Turkey] Are Undermining Democracy… A politics roundup…
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,... Read more
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Marc Pierini’s Press Freedom in Turkey Report
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... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: “Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site…..Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey…
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... Read more
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Document: Center for American Progress’ report on “Freedom of the Press and Expression in Turkey
The issues of press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey have for several years attracted a great deal of attention and provoked extensive debate both in Turkey and in... Read more
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Scandals in journalism. “Bloomberg chief says data access inexcusable… AP-gate… A journalism roundup…
Bloomberg chief says data access inexcusable Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, apologized for allowing journalists ?limited? access to sensitive data AP leak put Americans ‘at risk,’ US Attorney General... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Child Workers Near 900,000 in Turkey
Child Workers Near 900,000 in Turkey from Bianet :: English According to a recent report released by Turkey’s main statistics institute, there are currently 893,000 child workers with half of... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Doubtful Uludere massacre report… Peaceful Newroz celebrations this year…
Doubts about report on Uludere massacre from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink ISTANBUL ? A commission in the Turkish parliament has finalized its... Read more
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The Peace Process in Turkey goes like this: PM criticizes media/threatenes media freedom, slams opposition leaders, Opposition insults back and labels him as traitor…
MEMO FROM DIYARBAKIR; Turkey Renews Focus on Ending Its Long Conflict With Kurds from NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO; Sebnem Arsu contributed reporting from Diyarbakir, and Ceylan Yeginsu... Read more
