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Turkey is ranked 153rd out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2021 press freedom index

April 20, 2021

Turkey has been ranked 153rd out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2021 World Press Freedom Index, up from 154th last...

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Turkish Journalists’ Association not to give Press Freedom Prize in 2017

July 15, 2017

The Turkish Journalists’ Association (TGC), which has been giving the Press Freedom Prize since 1989 on July 24, Press Freedom Day, has announced that...

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[UPDATE] 6 journalists released after lengthy pre-trial detention taken into custody again

March 31, 2017

Six of 21 journalists who had been in pre-trial detention for eight months and were released pending trial on Friday were detained again later...

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HRW report: Turkey’s silencing of media, assaults on press freedom shield state from scrutiny

December 15, 2016

A report by US-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Thursday said that Turkey’s government has all but silenced independent media in...

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Merkel says Turkish actions against press freedom ‘alarming’

November 3, 2016

The actions of Turkish authorities against freedom of opinion and the press are "highly alarming," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, expressing doubts...

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