The International Press Institute (IPI) is bringing its Freedom of Information (FOI) training sessions to İzmir in October, 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
The International Press Institute (IPI) and 12 press freedom organisations and professional press associations stand with independent news portal T24 following an access block imposed by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Court of Peace, urging authorities to immediately reverse the decision. Media rights groups warn that the blocking of T24, one
The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the escalating crackdown on journalists, media organisations, and civil society groups in Turkey, following a wave of access-blocking orders, detentions, and arrests targeting LGBTQ+ organisations and individuals in the country. Journalist Tuğba Tekerek was detained on September 13 over her reporting. Police also detained members of the
IPI is recruiting an independent Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant to monitor and assess three components of its Türkiye Programme (2024–2027): Freedom of Information (FoI) trainings, the Mentor-Mentee Programme (supporting FoI-request-based journalism), and the Legal Advisory Board’s activities. The assignment will run from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027. At
The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns Turkish authorities’ decision to summon Dilek Gappi, President of the İzmir Journalists’ Association (İGC), to testify over a public statement defending local journalists against political pressure and verbal attacks. We stand in solidarity with Gappi and the journalists targeted and call on Turkish authorities
The International Press Institute (IPI) is bringing its Freedom of Information (FOI) training sessions to Giresun in September, 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
The International Press Institute (IPI) continues its efforts to improve the transparency and accountability of institutions by investigating how the Freedom of Information (FoI) is implemented in Türkiye, as part of its ongoing project since April 2024. IPI first published the results of a survey titled “Habits of Exercising the
The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations express profound alarm at the recent wave of detentions and arrests of journalists and civil society representatives in Türkiye in the immediate lead-up to the NATO Summit in Ankara on 7-8 July. In the last two weeks, Turkish
The International Press Institute (IPI) holds the final Istanbul session of its Freedom of Information (FOI) training series. 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
Held on 21-22 May 2026 in Istanbul as part of the International Press Institute’s 75th anniversary celebrations, the IPI Turkey Journalism Symposium brought together journalists, editors, lawyers, researchers, civil society representatives, and international experts to examine the state of journalism and press freedom from multiple perspectives. The symposium was built