press freedom

Trying to get at the truth of Turkey’s jailed journalists | Media | guardian.co.uk

in Turkey

Trying to get at the truth of Turkey’s jailed journalists Turkey is regarded as having a dire press freedom record. But the facts – even […]
Phone-hacking justice doesn’t have to equal journalists in jail

in UK

Peter Preston The Observer An Istanbul columnist may be too bold to draw parallels between Turkish reporters in prison and those arrested for hacking in […]
EU commission to confront Turkey on free press

in Turkey

By Andrew Rettman The European Commission in its annual enlargement report will tell Turkey to stop attacking investigative journalists and to back off on Cyprus […]
Freedom of the press getting plucked in Turkey

in Turkey

It was a coincidence that Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, received this year’s Chatham House prize from Britain’s queen in London on Nov. 9 only hours […]
Turkish media silence on EU’s press freedom remarks troubling, experts say

in EU Members

ÖZGÜR ÖĞRET ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News The deafening silence in the media in response to a leaked copy of the EU’s annual Progress Report […]
Turkish media comes under legal pressure

in Turkey

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and EROL ISRAFIL ISTANBUL These days, Busra Erdal wears two hats on her trips to Turkish courts. She writes for a newspaper, […]