Turkey: 1,500 days in prison for Ahmet Altan
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan is 70 years old. He has spent the last four years in a cell in Turkey,…
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan is 70 years old. He has spent the last four years in a cell in Turkey,…
Nearly 50 MEPs join the resolution supported by the EFJ calling for restoration of rule of law and release of…
Press freedom in Europe is more fragile now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. That…
UPDATE (29-01-2019) : Ayşe Düzkan and four other journalists were sentenced to prison because of participating in the “Editor-in-Chief on Duty” campaign…
On 17 January 2019, the journalist Ans Boersma, Turkey correspondent for the Dutch financial paper Het Financieele Dagblad, was deported from…
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) shared its condemnation of the jail sentence against a Turkish female journalist for writing…
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) strongly condemn the confirmation of prison sentences for five journalists by the…
To the attention of: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms…
Journalists in Turkey have in recent years faced unprecedented state crackdown. Despite the lifting in July 2018 of a two-year…
Today, marking the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’, the Safety of Journalists Platform launches a special page,…
The EFJ backs the IFJ call to “end the lies, cover-up and appeasement over killing of Jamal Khashoggi”. As more…
On 2 October 2018, the Istanbul Court of appeal upheld aggravated life sentences of six suspects, including journalists, over terrorism…
UPDATE 24.09.2018: On 21 September, Max Zirngast has been formally arrested with the accusation of being a member in the leftist TKP/Kıvılcım…
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) – the largest organisation of journalists in Europe and in the World, representing…
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) offers practical solidarity to journalists resident in Turkey. It extends its…
Reporter and editor of a Cyprus daily newspaper “Afrika” Sener Levent and journalist Ali Osman have been informed by the…
A Ukraine-based Turkish journalist has told the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) he fears for his safety after…