Adnan Bilen Pays Tribute to Fallen Journalists at Metin Göktepe Awards

Ceremony highlights ongoing press freedom concerns in Turkey

At the 2026 Metin Göktepe Journalism Awards, journalist Adnan Bilen honored journalists killed in the line of duty while highlighting ongoing press freedom challenges in Turkey. Speaking at the annual ceremony held in memory of Metin Göktepe, who died in police custody in 1996, Bilen said such deaths represent attacks on the public’s right to information. The event also underscored continued legal pressure, detentions, and censorship faced by media workers. Participants stressed that honoring fallen journalists must go hand in hand with defending those still working under threat, reinforcing solidarity and resistance within Turkey’s journalism community.

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