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
CNN Türk has been heavily criticized since Gezi Park Protests. However, after being sold to a different media conglomerate, it passed a new threshold in pro-government bias. You will see an exemplary case, cutting opposition mayor interview, below. CNN Türk accuses critics of being activists- as if this is actually a bad thing- and its … Read more
2016 prison census: 259 journalists jailed worldwide https://t.co/TeZjE8THPs via @pressfreedomYou guessed it. Turkey is the world leader. pic.twitter.com/p7sn8oQsKY — ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) December 13, 2016 Turkey: Silencing the Media hrw.org – Dec 14, 9:01 PM (Istanbul) – Turkey’s government has all but silenced independent media in an effort to prevent scrutiny or criticism of its … Read more
Another act of Turkish intelligence constructing headlines for a common cause. 26 March 2016. Middleman to give details in Zarrab’s US probe A middleman of Reza Zarrab, the shady businessman who was arrested in the U.S. on fraud and Iran sanctions-related charges, has said he wants to tell all he knows and present documents that he … Read more
Turkey relegated to the league of ?not free? countries: report Turkey has been relegated from the league of ?Partly Free? countries to the league of ?Not Free? countries, Freedom House reports Tear gas at Turkish May Day protests Riot police in Turkey use tear gas and water canon to prevent demonstrators defying a ban on protests on … Read more
The speech takes place while PM Erdoğan was in Morrocco when the Occupy Gezi started. The call takes place between him and Fatih Saraç, one of the owners of Habertürk TV… It is really funny but also tragic… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avbLou1UHdw Transcription in Turkish:
The BBC has stated that its partnership with NTV is “under review” in response to our petition that has now been signed by over 3500 people! This is still NOT good enough as the BBC has said that “at present” it has made the “difficult decision” that “it is better for our audiences that the … Read more
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 other Western countries. Dozens of journalists critical of the government have been jailed, and hefty fines have been levied against media outlets seen as opposing … Read more
Report Reveals Hate Speech in Turkey’s Media from Bianet :: English A recent report released by Hrant Dink Foundation revealed hate speech practises in Turkey’s media which mostly targeted Jewish and Armenian communities Turkey Found Guilty on Missing Shepherds Case from Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty on the … Read more
The Turkish media is free enough, Arınç from Hurriyet Daily News Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has rebuffed criticisms that Turkey has problems in the area of freedom of the press, accusing those who say so of lying. We now have the chance to turn all schools into religious schools, says AKP deputy from Hurriyet Daily News … Read more
HALUK ŞAHİN MEDYA KALESİNE NASIL GİRİLİR? Epey bir süredir her yıl olduğu gibi bu kez de beni Çanakkale Troia Sanat ve Kültür Festivaline konuşmacı olarak çağırdılar. Bu yıl katıldığım ve yönettiğim panelin konusu ?Kazdağları?nda Altın Madenciliği? idi. Ramazan günü akşam 19:00 ile 21:00 arasında Halk Bahçesi?nda yapılacağı ilan edilen panele Çanakkale Belediye Başkanı ve bir … Read more
Following recent press stories in Turkish media, I have no option but to conclude, that: Israel, which has 20,000 commandoes stationed in Cyprus, is using spy eagles to destroy Al-Aqsa mosque in a joint plot with Jewish settlers, who are building fake tombs and using Palestinians to train guard dogs?…Click to read the rest..
Alternatif Medya Buluşuyor Yeşil Gazete, 16 Ekim’de Alternatif Medyayı tartışmak için bir şenlik düzenliyor. İnternetten yayın hayatını sürdüren Yeşil Gazete, dünyada etkinliğini giderek arttıran alternatif medya konusunu hem masaya yatırmak hem de ülke içerisindeki alternatif medya ağlarını bu şenlik kapsamında bir araya getirmek gayesi ile 16 Ekim’de Alternatif Medya Şenliği düzenliyor. Söyleşilerin ve şenlik … Read more
A Turkish band, REDD, put the models of imprisoned journalists Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener on the stage recently. photo source. Strasbourg, 12 July 2011 CommDH(2011)25 Original version REPORT by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Following his visit to Turkey, from 27 to 29 April 2011 Freedom of expression … Read more
Country of No: No Laziness or Adventurism from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White The Crime? Directing Turkish People to Laziness and Adventurism. The punishment: a $92,000 fine. In effect, cease publication of the humor magazine, Harakiri. From Hurriyet (click here): The humor magazine Harakiri has been forced to shut down after being slapped with a … Read more