The IPI global network of journalists, editors, and publishers strongly condemns the decision of the Turkish authorities to not renew the operating license of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s (DW) Turkish service. This decision will effectively shut down the Turkish branch of DW in a worrying indication of the shrinking space for free and independent media […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the conviction of Turkish journalist Sinan Aygül in connection with his reporting on sexual abuse allegations involving police officers. Aygül was the first journalist charged under Turkey’s new “disinformation law” passed by the Turkish parliament last October. On December 13, 2022, Aygül, who is the president of the Bitlis […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists, and media executives for press freedom, condemns the decision by Turkey’s broadcast regulator to fine three broadcasters over their critical coverage of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that left 41,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. Turkish authorities must stop punishing independent […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network for independent journalism, calls on Turkish authorities to allow independent media coverage of this week’s destructive earthquakes following several reports of the arrests of journalists covering the aftermath as well as threats against independent reporting by government officials. IPI also calls on Turkey to lift all restrictions […]