Concern over the deteriorating state of press freedom in Turkey and its impact on upcoming Nov. 1 parliamentary elections have prompted a coalition of international free expression groups to undertake an emergency press freedom mission to the country next week, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced today.

Uluslararası Basın Enstitüsü (IPI) bugün, Türkiye’de ifade özgürlüğünün gerilemesi ve bu durumun 1 Kasım’daki genel seçime etkisi üzerine duyulan endişenin uluslararası ifade özgürlüğü gözlemcilerini, ülkede bu hafta ortaklaşa acil basın özgürlüğü misyonunu gerçekleştirmeye yönelttiğini duyurdu.

Journalism in Turkey is “agonizing under unbearable pressure”, leading Turkish journalist and Chair of the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Turkish National Committee Kadri Gürsel said on Monday in an address to participants gathered in Warsaw for Europe’s largest annual human rights conference. Gürsel made the remarks during a session chaired by OSCE Representative on Freedom […]

Cyber attacks – either in the form of direct threats, verbal abuse through social media platforms, hacking or espionage – represent a growing concern for the journalistic community, as online platforms and tools are increasingly important for the profession. The need to develop strategies to counter such attacks, in particular those that come in the […]