Türkiye’de geriye kalan son birkaç eleştirel kanallardan birine el koymak ve Gazeteci Merdan Yanardağ’ı muğlak bir casusluk suçlamasıyla tutuklamak Türkiye’nin basın özgürlüğü siciline ağır bir darbe indirmiştir.  cpj.org?p=532840

Turkish authorities should release TELE1 chief editor Merdan Yanardağ and withdraw the order to assign a trustee to seize control of the outlet, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.  cpj.org?p=532694

#SONDAKİKA | TELE1'e kayyum atandı! halktv.com.tr/gundem/son-d...

Join our team! CPJ is currently #hiring a Program Coordinator for the Levant to play a central operational role in advancing CPJ’s mission in the sub-region. This is a remote position and fluency in Arabic and English is required. 🗓️ Deadline is Oct. 31 Apply: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/91

Türkiye’de 2 gazeteci haberlerinden dolayı suçlu bulundu cpj.org?p=532057 CPJ’in Türkiye Temsilcisi Özgür Öğret: “JİNNEWS yöneticisi Öznur Değer ve T24 muhabiri Asuman Aranca’nın mahkemelerce suçlu bulunmaları istenmeyen kararlar ama ne yazık ki beklenmedik değiller” dedi.

CPJ calls on the international community to pressure Israel to immediately lift all restrictions preventing journalists from entering Gaza, after the Supreme Court granted the state an additional 30 days to respond to a petition challenging the two-year ban on entry. cpj.org?p=531796

CPJ’s EU Advocacy Manager @at-tgibson.bsky.social joined Ramla Dahmani this week at the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg to advocate for the release of her sister, jailed Tunisian lawyer + journalist Sonia Dahmani. The EU must act now to advocate for Sonia’s release. cpj.org/tags/sonia-d...

CPJ joins call urging Turkey to withdraw anti-LGBTQ+ bill - According to the draft of the law, anyone who “engages in or publicly encourages, praises, or promotes behavior that contradicts innate biological sex and public morality” may be sentenced to prison from one to three years. cpj.org?p=531993

Reporting about an outlawed group or a political murder trial should not be a crime. The authorities should not fight the appeals of Değer and Aranca, and must stop prosecuting journalists for doing their jobs. cpj.org?p=531926

Turkish authorities should take all measures necessary to provide security for the threatened journalists in order to help all journalists in Turkey feel safer.  cpj.org?p=530809

CPJ’s Jonathan Rozen explores how epistemology, the study of theories of knowledge, can enhance investigations and connect concerns when journalists are targeted. Read now on Open Global Rights 👇

CPJ is concerned that IHA reporters Sebahattin Yum and Ercan Tunç were briefly taken into custody yesterday by authorities in Iğdır because of their reporting. Turkey should ensure that journalists can work without fear of retaliation. en.haberler.com/the-journali...

Gazetecileri Koruma Komitesi (CPJ) Türkiye’deki yetkilileri gazeteci Nafiz Koca’nın maruz kaldığı silahlı saldırıyı araştırarak habercilik çalışmaları ile ilgili olup olmadığını ortaya çıkarmaya çağırıyor. cpj.org?p=530077

The shooting of Günışığı & Yeni Ufuk publisher Nafiz Koca in Elazığ requires a comprehensive investigation to determine the motive behind the assault. Turkish authorities in Elazığ should ensure the security of Koca and prove that such violent attacks on the press have consequences. cpj.org?p=529688

On the eve of the 8th anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia, CPJ and 17 press freedom and journalists’ organizations are calling on the Maltese authorities to set up a national action plan on media freedom and journalist safety. cpj.org/2025/10/call...

Belgesel film yapımcısı Hakan Tosun’un ölümü kapsamlı olarak incelenmesi gereken trajik bir olay. Polisin gözaltına aldığı şüpheliler hızlıca tutuklandılar fakat adaletin yerini bulması için yetkililerin varlıkları muhtemel azmettiricileri de araştırıp tespit etmeleri gerekiyor.   cpj.org?p=529681

Adli kontrol kararları ile gazetecilerin işini yapması engelleniyor! 📌 Son bir yılda en az 109 gazeteci gözaltına alındı 📌67 gazeteci hakkında adli kontrol tedbiri uygulandı 📌4’üne ev hapsi verildi journo.com.tr/gazetecilere...

The death of filmmaker #HakanTosun is tragic and must be thoroughly investigated.While the police acted quickly to make arrests, Turkish authorities must seek to identify any and all possible instigators in order to achieve full justice. cpj.org?p=529252

Gazeteci Hakan Tosun hayatını kaybetti t24.com.tr/haber/gazete...

Gazeteci Murat Aksoy’un “örgüte yardım” suçlamasıyla yeniden yargılandığı dava bugün başladı. Esas hakkında mütalaasını sunan savcı atılı suçtan ceza istedi. Dava 9 Aralık 2025 gününe ertelendi.

SOON: Tom Gibson, CPJ's EU Deputy Advocacy Director, will be speaking to the Human Rights Committee of the European Parliament alongside Dylan Collins, who survived the Oct. 13, 2023 Israeli attack on journalists in southern Lebanon. 🗓️10/13 | 3pm CEST

CPJ is glad that Turkish authorities in Elazığ rapidly arrested suspects in the attack on journalist Evren Demirdaş. However, the instigators behind this cowardly act should also be thoroughly investigated to achieve true justice. cpj.org?p=527677

Today in Turkey, the Istanbul court trying journalist Fatih Altaylı, accused of “threatening” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, rejected his request for release. Imprisoned since late June, Altaylı pleaded not guilty. The trial will continue on November 26. www.bbc.com/turkce/artic...

Today marks seven years since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a brutal act of transnational repression that laid bare the dangers journalists face worldwide. The failure to hold those responsible to account has entrenched a climate of impunity and abuses.

Today in Turkey, an Istanbul court acquitted imprisoned journalist @furkankarabay.bsky.social of charges of “making targets of” and spreading disinformation about civil servants, while imposing a suspended fine for “insulting” one of them. CPJ monitored the trial. bianet.org/haber/gazete...

🟥 Ankara’da 11 gazetecinin istinaf dosyası ilk derece mahkemesine geri gönderildi Avukat Resul Temur, “Yeniden yargılama yapılmayacak, sadece yerel mahkeme evrakları tamamlayıp istinafa geri gönderecek. Bu bir bozma kararı değil” dedi ✍️ Deniz Nazlım expressioninterrupted.com/tr/ankara-da...

CPJ welcomes the releases of @lemandergi.bsky.social magazine staffers Ali Yavuz, Zafer Aknar, Cebrail Okçu and Aslan Özdemir pending trial and calls on Turkish authorities to also release cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan. www.diken.com.tr/dort-leman-c...

📣TOMORROW | 9/20 at 10AM ET Join us for “Human Rights Leaders Discuss Impacts of the Trump Administration’s ‘America First’ Approach on Rights.” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social will speak about the state of human rights and key developments from this week at #UNGA80. tinyurl.com/4jafnd8u

Palestinian statehood is a major topic of discussion at this week’s #UNGA80. We know the reality of what is happening in #Gaza despite a ban on international coverage, because Palestinian journalists are doing this work. cpj.org/full-coverag...

İsveçli gazeteci Joakim Medin hakkında “örgüt üyeliği” ve “örgüt propagandası” suçlamalarıyla açılan dava bugün İstanbul'da başladı. Mahkeme, Medin hakkında yazılan istinabe evrakının dönüşünün beklenmesine karar verdi. Dava 8 Ocak 2026 tarihine ertelendi.

These cases against broadcast journalists are only the most recent in a series of unjust judicial actions meant to muzzle the press and political opposition.  cpj.org?p=523978

Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184

Today marks one year since the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina in Russian captivity. CPJ continues to seek accountability for Roshchina’s killing and calls on Russian authorities to disclose the circumstances of her death. cpj.org/data/people/... 📷: Hromadske

“Ultimately, stopping civilians from being killed will stop journalists being killed. At the grandest political level, that’s where this has to end,” writes Jon Allsop in the @columjournreview.bsky.social. Read the newsletter👇 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... 📷: AP

Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.

📣Announcing CPJ’s International Press Freedom 2025 awardees! Journalists are at risk like never before and yet their work has never been more important. This year we will honor: Dong Yuyu Elvira del Pilar Nole and Juan Carlos Tito Bolot Temirov Sonia Dahmani Read more: cpj.org?p=517788 #IPFA2025

Turkish authorities should press for the removal of a travel ban against T24 writer Tolga Şardan, who was briefly detained and put under a foreign travel ban. The ban followed his reporting last week on allegations that an official government database was hacked. t24.com.tr/yazarlar/tol...

Turkish police must investigate and hold those to account who shot freelance reporter Fatoş Erdoğan at least 3 times with rubber bullets after she identified herself as a journalist while covering Monday’s political unrest in Istanbul. x.com/puleragema/s...

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 17 other press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on Turkish authorities to release freelance court reporter Furkan Karabay, who has been in detention for over 100 days. cpj.org?p=515251

“The charges against Furkan Karabay were based on online news and commentary that can be considered harsh criticism at most — the journalist never insulted or placed a target on anyone,” said Özgür Öğret, CPJ’s Turkey representative. cpj.org?p=515193

Dün başlayan ve İstanbul'u etkileyen bant genişliği daraltması yaklaşık 21 saat sonra sona erdi. İnternet servis sağlayıcıları arasında farklılıklar olmakla birlikte, bağlantıların ilerleyen saatlerde normale dönmesini bekliyoruz.

"Sur'un Hafızası / Bîra Sûrê" isimli belgeselin Instagram hesabı ve belgesel hakkında yapılan haberler, millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/s...

Gazeteci yazar @candundar.bsky.social'ın YouTube kanalı, millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. Hangi hakimliğin kararı verdiği bilinmezken, kanal henüz YouTube tarafından Türkiye'den görünmez kılınmadı. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/c...

Turkish authorities must immediately revoke a 5-day blackout order against critical broadcaster TELE1. The order, issued by the RTÜK, is a violation of the Turkish people's right to be informed. Authorities must stop penalizing independent journalism. bianet.org/haber/rtuk-i...

İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği'nin EngelliWeb 2024 Raporu yayımlandı! Yargı eliyle uygulanan keyfi ve denetimsiz müdahalelerin ifade özgürlüğü üzerindeki baskısını belgeleyen raporun başlığı: "Dijital Kafeste Kafkaesk Sansür: Yargı Eliyle Gerçeğin Susturulması" ifade.org.tr/reports/Enge...

13 journalists on rethinking ethics.! 🦋 www.cjr.org/feature/thir...

“Frankly, I’m losing words to describe the horror of this. The worst conflict for journalists that CPJ has ever documented, and the abject failure of the international community to do anything to address it,” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @aljazeera.com. More⤵️ cpj.org/2025/08/at-l...

“Israel’s broadcasted killing of journalists in #Gaza continues while the world watches and fails to act firmly on the most horrific attacks the press has ever faced in recent history. These murders must end now." — CPJ’s Regional Director Sara Qudah cpj.org?p=508077

🚨 CPJ strongly condemns this systematic campaign by Israel to knowingly smear and discredit journalists in Gaza.