IPI Turkey 2024 Mission Report:  Media Freedom on Ice

A coalition of four international media freedom and journalism organizations participated in a mission to Turkey from November 12 to 15, 2024 in Ankara. The delegation’s visit coincided with the parliamentary debate on the highly contentious “agent of influence” bill, which, if passed, could significantly expand the scope of crimes used to prosecute journalists to […]

IPI Report: The Current State of the Freedom of Information (FOI) in Turkey

The International Press Institute (IPI) published the “The Current State of the Freedom of Information (FOI) in Turkey: An Effective Tool for Accountability and Transparency (Or Not?)” report that examines how the freedom of information (FOI) is exercised in Turkey. The report provides a detailed analysis of the FOI requests previously made by journalists and civil society organizations […]