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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 2d

CPJ is glad that Turkish authorities in Elazığ rapidly arrested suspects in the attack on journalist Evren Demirdaş. However, the instigators behind this cowardly act should also be thoroughly investigated to achieve true justice. cpj.org?p=527677

Men assault Turkish reporter Evren Demirdaş in public - Committee to Protect Journalists

Istanbul, October 6, 2025—Turkish authorities in the eastern province of Elazığ must investigate the recent assault of journalist Evren Demirdaş and ensure his attackers and anyone behind the assault ...

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 5d

Turkish authorities should cease depriving Fatih Altaylı of his freedom and allow commentators to freely express their opinions in order to improve the country's press freedom record.

Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 5d

Today in Turkey, the Istanbul court trying journalist Fatih Altaylı, accused of “threatening” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, rejected his request for release. Imprisoned since late June, Altaylı pleaded not guilty. The trial will continue on November 26. www.bbc.com/turkce/artic...

Fatih Altaylı'nın tutukluluğuna devam kararı verildi - BBC News Türkçe

Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'ı hedef alan tehdit içerikli sözler sarf ettiği suçlamasıyla yargılanmasına başlanan gazeteci Fatih Altaylı'nın ilk duruşması yapıldı. Tutukluluğuna devam kararı ver...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 6d

Today marks seven years since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a brutal act of transnational repression that laid bare the dangers journalists face worldwide. The failure to hold those responsible to account has entrenched a climate of impunity and abuses.

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 6d

. @furkankarabay.bsky.social will remain imprisoned as he was arrested in mid-May in connection with another case on similar charges. Turkey must release Karabay and all other journalists imprisoned for their professional work. cpj.org/2025/09/afte...

After months of detention, Turkish reporter Furkan Karabay indicted, faces 15 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Istanbul, September 8, 2025—Turkish authorities must drop the charges brought against journalist Furkan Karabay alleging that he “insulted” the president and “made targets of” judicial officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Turkish authorities arrested freelance court reporter Karabay in mid-May. Karabay spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention before being indicted. A court date has yet to...

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 6d

Today in Turkey, an Istanbul court acquitted imprisoned journalist @furkankarabay.bsky.social of charges of “making targets of” and spreading disinformation about civil servants, while imposing a suspended fine for “insulting” one of them. CPJ monitored the trial. bianet.org/haber/gazete...

Gazeteci Furkan Karabay'a Akın Gürlek'e hakaret iddiasıyla para cezası

Furkan Karabay, duruşmada siyasi dosyalarda verilen kararların adaletle ilgisi olmadığını söyledi, avukatları ise savcının kopyala-yapıştır mütalaasına itiraz etti.

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Expression Interrupted @exint24.bsky.social · 9d

🟥 Ankara’da 11 gazetecinin istinaf dosyası ilk derece mahkemesine geri gönderildi

Avukat Resul Temur, “Yeniden yargılama yapılmayacak, sadece yerel mahkeme evrakları tamamlayıp istinafa geri gönderecek. Bu bir bozma kararı değil” dedi

✍️ Deniz Nazlım

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 11d

CPJ welcomes the releases of @lemandergi.bsky.social magazine staffers Ali Yavuz, Zafer Aknar, Cebrail Okçu and Aslan Özdemir pending trial and calls on Turkish authorities to also release cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan. www.diken.com.tr/dort-leman-c...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 13d

📣TOMORROW | 9/20 at 10AM ET

Join us for “Human Rights Leaders Discuss Impacts of the Trump Administration’s ‘America First’ Approach on Rights.”

CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social will speak about the state of human rights and key developments from this week at #UNGA80.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Human Rights Leaders Discuss the Trump Administration’s ‘America First’ Approach on Rights. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about j...

As High-level week of the 80th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations concludes, the heads of five of the country’s leading human rights organizations will offer their analysis of the s...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 13d

Palestinian statehood is a major topic of discussion at this week’s #UNGA80. We know the reality of what is happening in #Gaza despite a ban on international coverage, because Palestinian journalists are doing this work. cpj.org/full-coverag...

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Expression Interrupted @exint24.bsky.social · 14d

İsveçli gazeteci Joakim Medin hakkında “örgüt üyeliği” ve “örgüt propagandası” suçlamalarıyla açılan dava bugün İstanbul'da başladı. Mahkeme, Medin hakkında yazılan istinabe evrakının dönüşünün beklenmesine karar verdi. Dava 8 Ocak 2026 tarihine ertelendi.

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 15d

These cases against broadcast journalists are only the most recent in a series of unjust judicial actions meant to muzzle the press and political opposition. cpj.org?p=523978

8 Turkish journalists face jail for ‘insult’ and ‘false news’ over talk show comments - Committee to Protect Journalists

Istanbul, September 23, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to stop prosecuting broadcasters for commentary after five journalists were charged and three were placed...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 19d

Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184

Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 19d

Today marks one year since the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina in Russian captivity.

CPJ continues to seek accountability for Roshchina’s killing and calls on Russian authorities to disclose the circumstances of her death.

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📷: Hromadske

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 24d

“Ultimately, stopping civilians from being killed will stop journalists being killed. At the grandest political level, that’s where this has to end,” writes Jon Allsop in the @columjournreview.bsky.social.

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What’s to be done about Israel’s killing of media workers—and other civilians—in Gaza?

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23d

Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law.

Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.

They must be respected and protected.

Journalists are #NotATarget.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 26d

📣Announcing CPJ’s International Press Freedom 2025 awardees!
Journalists are at risk like never before and yet their work has never been more important.
This year we will honor:

Dong Yuyu
Elvira del Pilar Nole and Juan Carlos Tito
Bolot Temirov
Sonia Dahmani

Read more: cpj.org?p=517788
#IPFA2025

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 27d

Turkish authorities should press for the removal of a travel ban against T24 writer Tolga Şardan, who was briefly detained and put under a foreign travel ban. The ban followed his reporting last week on allegations that an official government database was hacked. t24.com.tr/yazarlar/tol...

Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 29d

Turkish police must investigate and hold those to account who shot freelance reporter Fatoş Erdoğan at least 3 times with rubber bullets after she identified herself as a journalist while covering Monday’s political unrest in Istanbul. x.com/puleragema/s...

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 29d

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 17 other press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on Turkish authorities to release freelance court reporter Furkan Karabay, who has been in detention for over 100 days. cpj.org?p=515251

CPJ, partners call for release of Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 17 other press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on Turkish authorities to release freelance court reporter Furkan Karabay, who has been in ...

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · 29d

“The charges against Furkan Karabay were based on online news and commentary that can be considered harsh criticism at most — the journalist never insulted or placed a target on anyone,” said Özgür Öğret, CPJ’s Turkey representative. cpj.org?p=515193

After months of detention, Turkish reporter Furkan Karabay indicted, faces 15 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Istanbul, September 8, 2025—Turkish authorities must drop the charges brought against journalist Furkan Karabay alleging that he “insulted” the president and “made targets of” judicial officials, the ...

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EngelliWeb @engelliweb.com · Sep 8

Dün başlayan ve İstanbul'u etkileyen bant genişliği daraltması yaklaşık 21 saat sonra sona erdi. İnternet servis sağlayıcıları arasında farklılıklar olmakla birlikte, bağlantıların ilerleyen saatlerde normale dönmesini bekliyoruz.

EngelliWeb @engelliweb.com · Sep 8

Bant genişliği daraltması yaklaşık 12 saattir devam ediyor. Etkilenen sosyal medya platformları ve mesajlaşma uygulamaları:

• X
• Instagram
• YouTube
• TikTok
• Facebook
• WhatsApp
• Telegram
• Signal

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EngelliWeb @engelliweb.com · Sep 5

"Sur'un Hafızası / Bîra Sûrê" isimli belgeselin Instagram hesabı ve belgesel hakkında yapılan haberler, millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/s...

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EngelliWeb @engelliweb.com · Sep 5

Gazeteci yazar @candundar.bsky.social'ın YouTube kanalı, millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. Hangi hakimliğin kararı verdiği bilinmezken, kanal henüz YouTube tarafından Türkiye'den görünmez kılınmadı. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/c...

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Özgür Öğret @ozgurogret.bsky.social · Sep 2

Turkish authorities must immediately revoke a 5-day blackout order against critical broadcaster TELE1. The order, issued by the RTÜK, is a violation of the Turkish people's right to be informed. Authorities must stop penalizing independent journalism. bianet.org/haber/rtuk-i...

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