BirGün trial adjourned
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....
Prison visit denied
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 representative...
Turkish authorities tighten their grip on critical media
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...