Turkey

December 20, 2024

The Killing of Kurdish Journalists Nazim Daştan and Cîhan Bilgin

December 20, 2024 – Turkey – Kurdish journalists Nazim Daştan, aged 32, and Cîhan Bilgin, aged 29, working for Kurdish outlets including ANHA, Rojnews, and Firat News Agency, […]
December 10, 2024

Press Freedom Groups Urge EU to Oppose Türkiye’s “Agent of Influence” Bill

December 10. 2024 – Turkey –  A coalition of 55 press freedom and human rights organizations—including the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee […]
November 28, 2024

Targeted Repression: Turkish Operation Collars Pro‑Kurdish Journalists

November 28, 2024 – Turkey – Turkish authorities launched widespread raids across four cities—Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Batman, Sakarya, and Istanbul—detaining 18 individuals, including nine journalists, writers, poets, […]
November 27, 2024

Türkiye’s Conditional Releases Mask Deeper Repression of Journalists

November 27, 2024 – Turkey – Türkiye is facing renewed criticism from international press freedom groups over its continued detention and judicial harassment of journalists. The […]
November 20, 2024

IPI Mission Urges Turkey to Retract Repressive “Agents of Influence” Bill

November 20, 2024 – Turkey –  In mid‑November 2024, a coalition of international media freedom organizations—including the International Press Institute (IPI), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), […]
November 12, 2024

Syrian Journalists Trapped Between Repression and Deportation in Türkiye

November 12, 2024 – Syria/Turkey – Syrian journalists living in perceived safety within Türkiye face an escalating crackdown marked by harassment, legal threats, and forced deportations. […]