Turkey: IPI reiterates call for justice on 17th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination
On the 17th anniversary of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists, and media executives for press freedom, condemns the continued impunity in the case and calls on the Turkish authorities to deliver justice. On January 19, 2007, Dink was shot in broad daylight […]
IPI Panel: Current State of Freedom of Information in Turkey
Journalists and human rights defenders discuss freedom of information (FOI) requests! Curious about how Turkish state institutions have been responding to FOI requests lately? Want to hear firsthand experiences from frequent applicants? Join our panel! 📅 Thursday, October 17 ⏰ 15:00 GMT +3 Journalist Elif İnce will moderate the panel, where experienced journalists, lawyers, and […]
Press freedom mission urges Turkey to immediately withdraw law labeling critics as spies
Media freedom groups today called on Turkey’s government to fully withdraw the amendments to the espionage act currently before parliament. The proposed bill would enable judges to increase sentences by up to seven years for any conviction, if the crime is ruled to have been committed against ‘the political interests of the state’ when acting […]
IPI joins MLSA and other press freedom organisations to call for release of detained journalists
International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and the undersigned press freedom and human rights organizations are deeply concerned about the detention of seven journalists in Turkey on November 26, 2024. We urgently call for their immediate release. Journalists Roza Metina (Jinnews Kurdish editor and president of the Mesopotamian Women Journalists Association), Ahmet […]
Joint letter to European Commission President: EU should oppose Türkiye’s “agent of influence” bill
Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission CC: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice President of the European Commission CC: Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement CC: Thomas Ossowski, EU Ambassador to Türkiye Open Letter to the European Commission Re: Urgent Need for EU Action to […]
IPI 2024 Media Symposium to take place in Istanbul
Organized by the IPI Turkey National Committee and hosted by Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul on December 11, 2024, IPI’s fourth annual Turkey Media Symposium entitled “New Career Pathways in Journalism: Technology’s Role in Shaping the Future” will bring together international and local experts, leading figures in alternative media, new generation journalists, and journalism students. Join […]
Turkey: Journalist Nevşin Mengü faces judicial harassment and coordinated online smear campaign over interview
On December 13, prominent independent journalist and IPI Turkey National Committee member Nevşin Mengü published an interview on her YouTube channel with Salih Müslim, an executive of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), a Syrian Kurdish group that Turkey designates as a “terrorist organization.” Shortly after the interview was uploaded, Mengü announced on her social media […]
