08 July 2026 Statements Türkiye: Media freedom groups demand release of journalists detained ahead of NATO Summit27 organisations representing media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations are expressing profound alarm at the recent wave of detentions and arrests of journalists and civil society…
26 June 2026 Statements Joint letter to NATO: Accreditation process excludes independent journalists from SummitThe undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations are writing to express our serious concern regarding the denial of media accreditation to independent news outlets and journalists in…
15 June 2026 Statements IPI condemns increasing use of arbitrary court orders to censor independent journalism in TurkeyTurkish authorities must end the use of arbitrary court orders citing bogus “national security” and “public order” concerns to censor journalistic social media accounts and news content, the International Press…
05 June 2026 Statements Turkey: MFRR consortium and partner organisations call for the release of journalist İsmail Arı ahead of June 5 court hearingThe undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations call for the immediate release of BirGün journalist İsmail Arı, who has been behind bars for 75 days.…
28 April 2026 Statements Turkey: International organisations condemn escalating use of “disinformation law” against journalists and call for its repealThe undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations strongly condemn the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code — widely known as the…
10 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Systemic Siege of Independent Journalism in Türkiye: Media Freedom Mission Report 2025A coalition of eight international press freedom organisations, including ECPMF and OBCT as part of MFRR, conducted the seventh joint mission to Türkiye from 24-26 November 2025 in Ankara. The…
20 February 2026 Statements Turkey: Media freedom, freedom of expression and human rights groups urge authorities to release and drop charges against journalist Alican UludağThe undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organisations strongly condemn the arrest of Deutsche Welle (DW) correspondent Alican Uludağ and call on the Turkish authorities to drop…
21 January 2026 Statements IPI condemns arrest of journalist Nedim Oruç, calls for his immediate releaseThe International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the arrest and arbitrary detention of journalist Nedim Oruç on terrorism-related charges and calls on Turkish authorities to release him immediately with all…
26 November 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Turkey: 7th International press freedom mission concludesAnkara, November 26, 2025 – A mission delegation composed of eight international press freedom, free expression and human rights organisations has concluded a joint press freedom mission to Türkiye. The…
22 October 2025 Statements Turkey: Journalists reporting LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation: Withdraw the proposed law!As press and freedom of expression organisations undersigned below, we call for the removal of the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package which would restrict and possibly criminalise…
14 October 2025 Statements IPI denounces fatal attack on journalist Hakan Tosun, urges swift and transparent investigationThe International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the fatal attack on journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun and calls on authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation to bring…
11 September 2025 Statements Türkiye: Stop Throttling Social Media Platforms and Messaging ServicesTürkiye is increasingly throttling social media platforms and messaging apps to silence online communication at moments of profound political or social importance. The undersigned human rights and press freedom organisations…
