FMA joins IPI and other journalists' and #pressfreedom groups in calling on NATO to address the denial of media accreditation to independent news outlets and journalists in Turkey seeking to cover the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara. turkiye.ipi.media/joint-letter...

Joint Letter to NATO: Accreditation Process Excludes Independent Turkish Journalists from Summit - IPI Turkiye Website

IPI, together with press freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights organisations, has written to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to raise urgent concerns about the denial of accreditation to ...

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FMA joins other media and #pressfreedom groups in calling for the immediate release of BirGün journalist @ismailari.bsky.social, who has been jailed for more than two months under Turkey's "disinformation law" in connection with his investigative journalism. #JournalismIsNotaCrime

European Centre for Press and Media Freedom@ecpmf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ECPMF calls for the immediate release of investigative journalist @ismailari.bsky.social Detained since March 2026 under Turkey's controversial “disinformation law,” Arı faces up to six years in prison ahead of his critical court hearing on June 5.

FMA joins #pressfreedom groups and other journalist organizations in condemning the intensifying use of Turkey's "disinformation law" to arrest, detain, and prosecute journalists. A free and independent press is itself the most durable safeguard against the spread of false information.

European Centre for Press and Media Freedom@ecpmf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⚡ Turkey’s “disinformation law” is being used to jail journalists. 83 journalists charged 114 times since 2022 with arrests accelerating in recent months. ECPMF and partners call for repeal of Article 217/A and an end to criminalising reporting: www.ecpmf.eu/turkey-ecpmf...

FMA joins other media and #pressfreedom organizations in calling on the EU to reform visa policies that contribute to the professional isolation of Turkish journalists and hinder cross-border reporting on issues of shared importance. ipi.media/turkey-joint...

Turkey: Joint letter to the EU on current visa policies obstructing Turkish journalists’ mobility – ipi.media

IPI and partners call for the establishment of a targeted “visa corridor” for recognized media professionals and those holding international press memberships.

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FMA stands with press freedom and freedom of speech organizations in calling for the release of journalist İsmail Arı. www.mlsaturkey.com/en/press-fre...

FMA joins other journalism and #pressfreedom organizations in calling for the release of award-winning Turkish journalist @alicanuludag.bsky.social and an end to judicial harassment of journalists reporting on matters of public interest. #GazetecilikSuçDeğildir turkiye.ipi.media/turkey-media...

FMA welcomes the news that journalist Raphael Boukandoura has been released from custody this evening following legal objections filed by @mlsaturkey.org.

Foreign Media Association@fma-turkey.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: fmaturkey.org/raphael-bouk...

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Foreign Media Association@fma-turkey.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: fmaturkey.org/raphael-bouk...

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: fmaturkey.org/raphael-bouk...

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: fmaturkey.org/raphael-bouk...

RSF’s Erol Önderoğlu: “It is unacceptable that French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura faces risk of deportation after being taken into custody while reporting on protests in Sarıgazi, Istanbul. Boukandoura is not a protestor and cannot be treated as a criminal. This grave injustice must be reversed.”

Sınır Tanımayan Gazeteciler (RSF)@rsf-tr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

RSF’den Erol Önderoğlu: İstanbul Sarıgazi’deki eylemi haberleştirmek isterken gözaltına alınan gazeteci Raphaël Boukandoura’nın sınırdışı edilme riskiyle karşı karşıya kalması kabul edilemez. Boukandoura eylemci olmadığı gibi gazeteciye suçlu muamelesi yapılamaz. Bu ağır haksızlıktan dönülmelidir.

FMA joins other press and freedom of expression organisations in calling on Turkish authorities to remove a reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package that would restrict and possibly criminalise media reporting on the community. #pressfreedom

European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)@europeanjournalists.org · 10mo ago

#Turkey: A draft law, soon to be submitted to the Parliament, includes a provision to restrict and possibly criminalise the reporting on LGBTQ+ community. If enacted, journalists face up to three years imprisonment. We call for the withdrawal of this provision. @tgs.org.tr

IPI strongly condemns the fatal attack on journalist Hakan Tosun. We demand a thorough and transparent investigation to bring all perpetrators to justice. Read our statement: buff.ly/q7TKzZX

Geçmiş olsun @evrensel.net. FMA echoes IPI’s call for all attacks on the media to be fully investigated and prosecuted and #pressfreedom to be protected.

International Press Institute (IPI)@globalfreemedia.bsky.social · 12mo ago

#Turkey: IPI strongly condemns armed attack on the İzmir bureau of @evrensel.net and calls on authorities to hold perpetrators accountable. This is a dangerous escalation in an already hostile climate for independent journalism in Turkey. Read our statement: buff.ly/18P3RbX

FMA condemns the killing last night of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza by the Israeli military and stands in solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues, at least 178 of whom have been killed by Israel since the conflict began. Journalists are #NotATarget.

Committee to Protect Journalists@pressfreedom.bsky.social · 12mo ago

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

FMA joins this call for Turkey to release journalist Fatih Altaylı and end the abuse of criminal law to silence critical political commentary. A free press must include the right to freedom of expression and critique political leaders without fear of reprisal. #pressfreedom

International Press Institute (IPI)@globalfreemedia.bsky.social · last yr.

#Turkey: IPI and 9 other partner orgs condemn the arrest of journalist Fatih Altaylı over his political commentary and demand his immediate release. Weaponizing legislation to suppress criticism threatens press freedom. Read our joint statement: buff.ly/6PJ3Vez

An #Ankara court in #Turkey yesterday found #Swedish journalist #JoakimMedin guilty of "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and handed him a suspended prison sentence of 11 months and 20 days, @mlsaturkey.org reported. www.mlsaturkey.com/en/swedish-j...

Well-known investigative journalists Timur Soykan & Murat Ağırel were detained this morning in Turkey after a complaint by suspects in a money laundering case. Their homes were searched & their digital devices confiscated. FMA calls for their release because #JournalismIsNotACrime

Need a journalist to cover today's big opposition rally in Istanbul? FMA members are there.

Foreign Media Association@fma-turkey.bsky.social · last yr.

As protests build in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey in support of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, FMA members are covering all the latest news. Find freelance journalists, fixers, producers, camera operators, and translators from our membership for hire here: fmaturkey.org/media-freela...

Statement from our association: "FMA joins international media freedom groups in calling for an end to the crackdown on media in #Turkey, which has incl. police violence, home raids, detentions, & censorship measures that restrict access to news that is in the public interest."

Foreign Media Association@fma-turkey.bsky.social · last yr.

FMA calls for the release of all journalists detained or arrested for covering ongoing protests in Turkey and an end to these acts of intimidation against a free press. Full statement: fmaturkey.org/journalists-...

FMA calls for the release of all journalists detained or arrested for covering ongoing protests in Turkey and an end to these acts of intimidation against a free press. Full statement: fmaturkey.org/journalists-...

"The Turkish authorities deported BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen from Istanbul, having taken him from his hotel the previous day and detained him for 17 hours. Mark Lowen was in Turkey to report on the recent protests. He has been told he was deported for ‘being a threat to public order."

Chris(tian) Feiland@feiland.com · last yr.

BBC statement on detention and deportation of Mark Lowen

#Turkey: We welcome the release of AFP photojournalist Yasin Akgül, freelance photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, and reporter Zeynep Kuray following a court decision this morning and @mlsaturkey.org's legal appeal. The other journalists are still in pre-trial detention. We call again for their release.

European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)@europeanjournalists.org · last yr.

#Turkey: We condemn in the strongest terms the latest assault on 🇹🇷 media, as journalists are being detained and beaten up for covering the protests. We stand by 🇹🇷 journalists, who are going through another dark time after years of repression and struggle for democracy. Journalism is not a crime.

#Turkey: Journalists attacked by police & detained after formal charging of Istanbul Mayor. IPI condemns Turkish govt's systematic efforts to obstruct journalists' work & restrict public access to information of huge public interest. 👉Read our statement: buff.ly/dRknKk2

Seven journalists who have been covering the ongoing protests in Turkey were arrested today on charges of 'violating the law on meetings & demonstrations'. FMA stands with our colleagues & joins the call for all arrested & detained journalists to be released. #pressfreedom tgc.org.tr/18-slider/4920

As protests build in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey in support of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, FMA members are covering all the latest news. Find freelance journalists, fixers, producers, camera operators, and translators from our membership for hire here: fmaturkey.org/media-freela...

#Turkey: IPI joins @mlsaturkey.org & 13 other orgs to call for immediate release of journalists @yildiztar.bsky.social , Elif Akgül, Ercüment Akdeniz & Ender İmrek, detained on Feb 18. Their lawyers were denied access, investigation is under a confidentiality order.👇 https://buff.ly/4hWOYXM

IPI joins partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (#MFRR) in publishing its annual monitoring report which documents 1548 attacks on journalists & threats to #pressfreedom in EU Member States & Candidate Countries across 2024. Dig into the data here:

New MFRR report details press freedom threats across Europe

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in publishing its annual monitoring report which documents 1548 different attacks on…

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📣 #Turkey: IPI’s #January factsheet reveals alarming stats: 🔴 At least 9 journalists arrested 🔴 26 journalists in jail 🔴 11 alerts impacting 45 journalists, media workers or outlets 🔴At least 90 journalists stood trial Read more: https://buff.ly/4gLjva9

FMA joins @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and dozens of other groups calling for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey: In January 2025 alone, at least 9 journalists were arrested, 6 sentenced to prison, 5 detained, and 23 investigated. freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/ipi-and-part...