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...
Journalists march ‘to stand up for journalism’ on World Press Freedom Day
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 to the...