by admin | May 24, 2015 | media freedom, Turkey
Last week I received official notice that my request to visit Hidayet Karaca head of the TV media network Samanyolu had been turned down by the Turkish Justice Ministry. The news was reported in yesterday’s edition of Zaman under the heading ‘ IFJ...
by admin | May 20, 2015 | Campaigns, international, Turkey
Last week a party from Samanyolu broadcasting group and Zaman meet with Adam Christie (joint NUJ President) and me at NUJ HQ in London. Both media outlets are under government attack (see my blogs ‘Brazen attack…’ 15 December 2014 and ’More from Turkey’ 1 February...
by admin | May 5, 2015 | Turkey
ISTANBUL report from Hurriyet Daily News. Journalists marched with the slogan ‘stand up for journalism’ on World Press Freedom Day, celebrated worldwide on May 3. A group of journalists and representatives of press unions marched from Istanbul¹s Tünel...
