The International Press Institute (IPI) is bringing its Freedom of Information (FOI) training sessions to Tunceli this 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
Türkiye is increasingly throttling social media platforms and messaging apps to silence online communication at moments of profound political or social importance. The undersigned human rights and press freedom organisations condemn Türkiye’s actions, which isolate people from vital information, and stifle democratic participation. Türkiye must correct course and uphold its
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the undersigned organisations strongly condemn the elongated pretrial detention of journalist Furkan Karabay, who faces a prison sentence of 6 to 15 years and call for his immediate release. Karabay has now spent 117 days in prison over his journalistic commentary. Karabay, who has
The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in strongly condemning the five-day broadcast blackout imposed on TELE1 since September 1, and the escalating use of censorship sanctions by RTÜK, Turkey’s broadcast regulator, against independent critical media outlets. We urge authorities to stop
The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the armed attack on the İzmir bureau of Turkey’s Evrensel newspaper and calls on authorities to ensure the safety of critical media outlets and journalists. According to reports, a gunman opened fire on Evrensel’s İzmir office, located in the Alsancak district, in the
The International Press Institute (IPI) continues its Freedom of Information (FOI) training sessions in Istanbul! 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 work. 📅 Date: September 20, 2025 I Saturday⏰
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 project ongoing since April 2024. IPI first published the results of a survey titled “Habits of Exercising the
🚫 Broadcast bans and millions in fines: Mounting pressure on critical media in Turkey Between July 9-19, SZC TV was off the air due to a 10-day blackout from Turkey’s broadcast regulator RTÜK. Just weeks earlier, Halk TV faced a similar sanction, which was delayed by court order, but the
The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in strongly condemning the arrest of four staff members of Leman, one of Türkiye’s leading satirical magazines, and express deep concern over the ongoing judicial, economic and physical pressure targeting the publication following the release
International free expression, media freedom, human rights and journalists’ organisations are deeply alarmed by reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet Nedim Türfent on the charge of “Disseminating propaganda in favor of a terrorist organization”. Türfent is currently living in exile in