The International Press Institute (IPI) is bringing its Freedom of Information (FOI) training sessions to Ankara in April, continuing its series across Turkey! Through our series “Freedom of Information: A Powerful Tool for Transparency,” we will train journalists and civil society organizations how to effectively utilize FOI rights in their
IPI has written to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to raise urgent concerns about the devastating impact of Google’s algorithmic updates on Turkey’s independent media landscape. Dear Mr. Pichai, The International Press Institute (IPI) is writing to express our profound concern regarding the negative impact of recent Google Search and Discover
This report has been prepared to analyze how the right to freedom of information (FoI) functions in practice in Türkiye and to assess the quality of responses provided by public institutions to FoI requests. The report is based on an analysis of 423 requests recorded on the IPI Freedom of
The undersigned MFRR partners and other press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organizations sent the following letter to: > Drahoslav Stefanek, Chair of the Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM), Council of the European Union> Ellis Mathews, Head of Human Rights Division of European External Action Service
The undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression organizations condemn in the strongest terms the detention of BirGün reporter İsmail Arı and call for his immediate and unconditional release. Arı was detained in the Turhal district of Tokat province, on 21 March, where he had traveled to visit family during the Eid
A coalition of eight international press freedom, free expression and human rights organisations participated in a mission to Türkiye from November 24 to 26, 2025, in Ankara. In discussions with a range of Turkish institutions and stakeholders, the mission delegation raised a wide variety of issues that have contributed to
Press freedom and freedom of expression organizations are calling for the immediate and unconditional release of journalists Pınar Gayıp, Nadiye Gürbüz and Elif Bayburt, who work for the Etkin News Agency (ETHA), condemning their arrests in the strongest terms. On February 3, police raided ETHA’s office in Aksaray, a province
The undersigned media freedom and human rights organisations strongly condemn the arrest of Deutsche Welle (DW) correspondent Alican Uludağ and call on the Turkish authorities to drop all charges against him and cease the judicial harassment of journalists reporting on matters of public interest. On the evening of February 19,
The International Press Institute (IPI) continues its Freedom of Information (FOI) training series in Samsun. itled “Freedom of Information: A Powerful Tool for Transparency,” this training will explore how journalists can place FOI requests at the center of their reporting and transform official responses into concrete outputs for investigative journalism.
The International Press Institute (IPI) continues its Freedom of Information (FOI) training series in Istanbul. Titled “Freedom of Information: A Powerful Tool for Transparency,” this training will explore how journalists can place FOI requests at the center of their reporting and transform official responses into concrete outputs for investigative journalism. These trainings also mark