With 139 journalists in prison, many more being tried on charges ranging from terrorism to aiding terrorist organizations and some 121 media organizations shut down since July 2016, press freedom in Turkey has been severely undermined by the government. Despite these challenges that are many independent journalists in the country trying to uphold press freedom.
On World Press Freedom Day, IPI asked six prominent and experienced journalists in Turkey about their experiences of working in a country without a pluralistic, free press. Here is what they had to say:
