Statements

The International Press Institute today joins Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in welcoming the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package and highlighting key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with candidate countries moving forward. The MFRR organisations welcome the sharpening of criticism of certain countries engaging in

Press and freedom of expression organisations call on Turkish authorities to remove the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package, warning that the proposal — broader and more ambiguous than Russia’s “gay propaganda” law — would criminalise journalism and further erode press freedom in Turkey. As press and freedom

The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the fatal attack on journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun and calls on authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to bring all perpetrators to justice. Hakan Tosun, an independent journalist and environmental activist known for his reporting on ecological destruction, was

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) 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

The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the recent 10-day broadcast ban on Halk TV and the escalating threats, fines, and censorship measures targeting critical media outlets in Turkey.  IPI urges Turkey’s broadcast regulator to immediately reverse these decisions, which pose a grave threat to media pluralism and independent journalism,