The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today called for a halt to escalating rhetoric from Turkish officials targeting foreign journalists. Hurriyet reported that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting with members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) yesterday accused a Turkish BBC reporter […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today condemned a campaign of repression targeting journalists covering ongoing protests in Turkey. IPI Press Freedom Manager Barbara Trionfi said: “We are deeply disturbed by accounts of numerous journalists being beaten, detained arbitrarily and forced to delete footage. We are […]

The Freedom for Journalists Platform, an Turkish umbrella group that includes the International Press Institute’s (IPI) Turkish National Committee, released a statement today demanding an end to alleged police brutality against journalists covering the ongoing protests in Istanbul. The statement details recent reported incidents involving both local and foreign journalists, and strongly criticised Prime Minister […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), condemned the Turkish government’s violent response to the ongoing protests throughout the country, in which at least five journalists have been injured, and urged authorities to allow local media to cover the events without restrictions. Two people have reportedly been […]