by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Campaigns, Turkey
In January I visited Baris Ince managing editor of the daily BirGün at his newspaper office in Istanbul on behalf of the European Federation of Journalists. He was facing charges of insulting President Erdoğan which if proved could result in a heavy prison sentence....
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...
by admin | Mar 13, 2015 | international, Turkey
An interesting story in last Friday’s International New York Times (6 March 2015) headed ‘ Turkey’s leader takes no risk with food’ It revealed that President Erdogan is having his food tested before he eats, not by human testers – Pharaohs, Roman Emperors, Popes,...
by admin | Feb 1, 2015 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, Turkey
Last week I not only attended the Odatv trial (see blog below). The day before (29 January) I was joined by Mustafa Kuleli (General Secretary of the Journalists Union of Turkey, TGS) at the first hearing against journalists Can Dündar (Cumhuriyet), Utku Çakirözer...
